Phone Comparison - HTC Desire X vs Sony Xperia E1 vs Sony Xperia E3

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Sony Sony
Announced August 2012 January 2014 September 2014
Status Available - October 2012 Available - March 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors White, blue Black, Purple, White Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, MSM8225 Qualcomm S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 302 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.81% 61.98% 58.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, SVGA@30FPS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1750 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 833 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 551 h Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 12 min Up to 12 h 20 min