Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Microsoft
Announced December 2012 February 2013 March 2015
Status Available - March 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Pink, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm
(6.22 x 3.21 x 0.35 in)
Weight 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 171 g (6.03 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 900 / 2100 - C1505
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1504
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2 GB user available) 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (259 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.89% 59.47% 68.88%
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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No No LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, 1/3'' Sensor Size
Video Yes, FWVGA Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1, EDR 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 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1530 mAh 1430 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 936 h (2G)
Up to 936 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 31 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 23 h 40 min (3G)