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Sony Xperia E3
Dual SIMD2203, D2206, D2202, D2243
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint
SPH-L700| Global Score | |
| 60.3 | 66.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2012-04-16 |
| 5.40 x 2.73 x 0.33 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.07 ounces | 5.29 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 218 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8926 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.82 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2330mAh Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 706 hours standby time 12.3 hours talk time | 7.5 hours talk time |
| 4.32 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Nexus Sprint is just a bit better than Sony Xperia E3, with a score of 66.2 against 60.3. Galaxy Nexus Sprint is a older, somewhat thicker and a little heavier phone than the Sony Xperia E3. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Galaxy Nexus Sprint has the older 4.3 version while Sony Xperia E3 has Android 4.4 version.
Galaxy Nexus Sprint counts with just a bit better looking display than Xperia E3, because it has a way better 1280 x 720 resolution, a quite bigger screen and a higher screen pixels density. Xperia E3 has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the Xperia E3 also has 2 more 1200 megahertz processing cores and a much better graphics co-processor working at 450 megahertz.
Galaxy Nexus Sprint captures much clearer videos and photos than Xperia E3. Both of them have a same resolution back facing camera, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate. The Galaxy Nexus Sprint counts with a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Xperia E3, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Sony Xperia E3 counts with greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Nexus Sprint, because it has 2330mAh of battery capacity instead of 1850mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, Galaxy Nexus Sprint is also a lot cheaper, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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