Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E vs HTC 8XT vs Nokia Lumia 625

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Nokia
Announced December 2012 June 2013 July 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, Pink, White Violet Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
132 x 66 x 9.9 mm
(5.2 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
Weight 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1505
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1504
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 - Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2 GB user available) 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.89% 60.39% 65.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging
Video Yes, FWVGA Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSPA; LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1530 mAh 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
- Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
- Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)