Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 601 vs Sony Xperia E4g vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Samsung
Announced September 2013 February 2015 January 2017
Status Available - October 2013 Available - April 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price - Rs. 11,000 ($161.76) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Silver, Red Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
133 x 71 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.8 x 0.43 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) -
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6732 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T760 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.11% 64.68% 68.14%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2300 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h 48 min (3G) Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)
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