Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core I8262 vs Sony Xperia E3 vs Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Nokia
Announced May 2013 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors White, Blue Black, White, Lime, Copper Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 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 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.19% 58.23% 66.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/3.4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 480p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A)
Capacity 1800 mAh 2330 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 706 h Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)