Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 305 vs Sony Xperia E3 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Samsung
Announced June 2012 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,499 ($110.28) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark Grey Black, White, Lime, Copper Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm
(4.34 x 2.12 x 0.5 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800),
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor - Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU - Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 32 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 10 MB, 64 MB ROM 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 43.44% 58.23% 66.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED Flash LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 176x144@10fps 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPAHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 10 MB, 64 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 2330 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h Up to 706 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 12 h 20 min -