Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E3 Dual vs Lava Iris X8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 2A

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lava Xiaomi
Announced September 2014 February 2015 March 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - February 2015 Available - March 2015
Price Rs. 9,614 ($141.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Copper Black, White Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.1 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.4 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
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Weight 143.8 g (5.04.0.28 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-2 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M Quad-core 1.5 GHz, LCI L1860C
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-450MP4 Mali-T628 MP4
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Shatter Proof Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.49% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, f/2.2 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, BSI Sensor, Omnivision sensor
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera VGA [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 8 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 2500 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 508 h (2G)
Up to 505 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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