Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E1 vs Sony Xperia E3 vs Huawei Ascend Y221

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Huawei
Announced January 2014 September 2014 December 2014
Status Available - March 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 10,800 ($158.82) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Purple, White Black, White, Lime, Copper Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
116.5 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.59 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (single or dual SIM)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6572M
GPU Adreno 302 Adreno 305 Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.98% 58.23% 51.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No LED Flash No
Features 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 Yes
Video Yes, SVGA@30FPS 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB 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 not 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2330 mAh 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 551 h Up to 706 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 12 min Up to 12 h 20 min Up to 4 h