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Sony Xperia E3
LTE D2203D2203
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 60.2 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2015-04-10 |
| 5.40 x 2.73 x 0.33 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.07 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 218 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8926 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.82 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2330mAh Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 706 hours standby time 12.3 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.32 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has an overall score of 85.7, which is way better than Sony Xperia E3's general score of 60.2. Even though Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and Sony Xperia E3 were only released 7 months apart, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a bit lighter and somewhat thinner. These phones have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has 5.0 version while Sony Xperia E3 has Android 4.4, providing a couple nice extra features and performance enhancements.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a much sharper display than Sony Xperia E3, because it has much more pixels per display inch, a little larger screen and a much better resolution of 2560 x 1440. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a much better performance than Xperia E3, because it has a 64 bits CPU, a much better 650 megahertz graphics co-processor, a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge captures a lot better photographs and videos than Xperia E3, because it has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Sony Xperia E3, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has just a bit better battery performance than Xperia E3, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity against 2330mAh.
Galaxy S6 Edge costs the same than Sony Xperia E3.
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