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Sony Xperia E3
LTE D2243D2243
Samsung Galaxy S6
T-MobileSM-G920T
| Global Score | |
| 60.2 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2015-04-11 |
| 5.40 x 2.73 x 0.33 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.07 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 2550mAh 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
Galaxy S6 is much better than the Xperia E3, having an 87.3 score against 60.2. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android OS, but the Galaxy S6 has the newer 5.0 version and Xperia E3 has Android 4.4, so it provides you lots of additional features and performance tweaks. Galaxy S6's body is just a little lighter and somewhat thinner than Xperia E3, even when both were released only 7 months apart.
Galaxy S6 counts with a much better performance than Xperia E3, because it has a 64-bits processing unit, a greater number of cores, more RAM memory and a much better graphics co-processor working at 650 MHz. Galaxy S6 has a much better display than Xperia E3, because it has a little larger display, a way greater count of pixels per inch in the screen and a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a lot better camera than Xperia E3, because it has a much more mega pixels back camera and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Galaxy S6 counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia E3, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia E3, because it has a 2550mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S6 is also a bit cheaper, making it a very good choice.
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