Phone Comparison - Karbonn A21 vs Sony Xperia E3

Karbonn A21
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Sony Xperia E3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Sony
Announced 2012 September 2014
Status Available Available - September 2014
Colors Pearl White Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 58.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 12 h 20 min