Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Alcatel Pop 2 (4.5) vs Sony Xperia E4

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Alcatel Sony
Announced June 2009 September 2014 February 2015
Status Available - June 2009 Coming Soon - Q4 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 11,490 ($168.97) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Lemon Yellow, Lavender, Jade Green, Cozy Red, Aqua Blue, White, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
132.5 x 65.4 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.57 x 0.39 in)
137 x 74.6 x 10.5 mm
(5.39 x 2.94 x 0.41 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 5042A, 5042X, 5042W, 5042G
HSDPA 2100 / 800 - 5042F
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E2104
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E2105
4G Network - LTE 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - 5042A -
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 306 Mali-400MP2
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 64.22% 67.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] VGA [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5,76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)