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Sony Xperia E3
LTE D2206D2206
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, 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
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a lot better than Sony Xperia E3, getting an 85.7 score against 60.2. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge's body is somewhat thinner and a little lighter than the Sony Xperia E3, even though both were only released 7 months apart. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has newer 5.0 version and Sony Xperia E3 has Android 4.4 version.
The Galaxy S6 Edge features a much more vibrant display than Sony Xperia E3, because it has way more pixels per inch in the display, a quite bigger screen and a much better 2560 x 1440px resolution. The Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a very superior hardware performance than Xperia E3, because it has a 64-bits processing unit, a higher amount of RAM, a much better 650 MHz graphics processing unit and 4 more CPU cores.
The Galaxy S6 Edge features a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia E3, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge shoots greater photos and videos than Sony Xperia E3, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy S6 Edge has a little better battery performance than Xperia E3, because it has a 2600mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge costs the same than Sony Xperia E3.
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