Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E3 Dual vs Acer Liquid Z520 vs Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Acer Xiaomi
Announced September 2014 March 2015 August 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 9,614 ($141.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Copper Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.1 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.4 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
- 134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.28 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
Weight 143.8 g (5.04.0.28 oz) - 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-2 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB (13.78 GB for Apps and Phone Storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Shatter Proof Glass Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.49% - 67.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (13.78 GB for Apps and Phone Storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery - Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 2000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 508 h (2G)
Up to 505 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)
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