Phone Comparison - GiONEE ELIFE E3 vs Gionee Elife S6 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Gionee Sony
Announced May 2013 November 2015 August 2017
Status Available - May 2013 Available - November 2015 Available - September 2017
Price - Rs. 16,989 ($249.84) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink, Blue Gold Black, Blue, Pink, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 68 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
151.9 x 74.6 x 6.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.94 x 0.27 in)
155 x 75 x 8.7 mm
(6.1 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 147 g (5.19 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type - - Single/Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Upgradable to Android v8.0 Oreo
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT Mali-T720MP3 Mali-T880 MP2
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.56% 73.60% 71.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 23 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, f.20 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, Autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G Yes HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 3150 mAh 3430 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -