Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E3 vs HTC Desire 320 vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Samsung
Announced September 2014 January 2015 March 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 6,820 ($99.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,300 ($181.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Lime, Copper Meridian Gray, White Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
132 x 67.8 x 10.5 mm
(5.2 x 2.67 x 0.41 in)
10 mm thickness
(0.39 in thickness)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - EU
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Shatter Proof Glass - - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- MIL-STD-810G certified - salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Quad-core 1.3 GHz -
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB, 512 MB (North America)
8 GB
8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.23% 62.18% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio (EU model only) -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels / LED flash (EU m 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Yes Auto focus, Yes
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p Yes
Front Camera VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB (North America)
8 GB, 1 GB RAM (EU)
8 GB, 1.5 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 not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 2100 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 706 h Up to 690 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 20 min Up to 12 h (3G) -