Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Sony Xperia E4 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Sony
Announced January 2013 May 2013 February 2015
Status Released - February 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 11,490 ($168.97) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
137 x 74.6 x 10.5 mm
(5.39 x 2.94 x 0.41 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
N/A HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E2114, E2124
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E2115
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 320 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 2 GB 64 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 128 MB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 3.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 48.68% 67.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes,QVGA@15fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL N/A HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 1200 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 624 h Up to 552 h (2G)
Up to 548 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 17 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)