Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E dual vs Lava Iris 356 vs Lava Iris 402

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lava Lava
Announced December 2012 July 2013 July 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, Gold Crystal White, Black and Grey Crystal White, Grey and Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
116.9 x 62.5 x 12.6mm
(4.6 x 2.46 x 0.5in)
125.5 x 64.5 x 11.4 mm
(4.94 x 2.54 x 0.45 in)
Weight 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1605
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1604
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
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, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2(Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572
GPU Adreno 200 - Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 256 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2 GB user available) 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB) 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT touchscreen TFT touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.89% 49.82% 56.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No Yes Yes
Features Geo-tagging Fixed Focus, Face Detection Fixed Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1530 mAh 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 200 h Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 4 h (2G)
Up to 2 h 30 min (3G)