Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E3 vs Huawei Ascend Y520 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Huawei Samsung
Announced September 2014 December 2014 February 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Available - December 2014 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 15,500 ($230.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Lime, Copper Black, White, Blue, Pink Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
134.2 x 67 x 10.2 mm
(5.28 x 2.64 x 0.4 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - Y520-U03, Y520-U33
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Y520-U12, Y520-U22
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Shatter Proof Glass - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6572 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.23% 61.89% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 480p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 1750 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 706 h - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 20 min - -