Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SL vs Xiaomi Mi 4 vs Micromax Canvas Knight 2 E471

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Micromax
Announced August 2012 July 2014 June 2015
Status Released - September 2012 Available - Q3 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - - Rs. 9,449 ($138.96) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Gray Black, White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
139.2 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 330 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.05% 72.14% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Sony IMX214 CMOS Sensor, LARGAN 5P Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 2160p, 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 3080 mAh 2260 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h - Up to 335 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min - Up to 7 h 45 min