Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E dual vs Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Micromax Unite 2 A106

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Micromax
Announced December 2012 April 2013 May 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, Gold White, Blue Pristine White, Balmy Green, Mystic Grey, Raging Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
138.9 x 71.9 x 9.4 mm
(5.47 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
Weight 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 158.5 g (5.57.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1605
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1604
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 203 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2 GB user available) 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 4/8 GB (0.89 GB for apps, 1.67 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16.7M 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% 60.19% 62.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, VGA Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 4/8 GB (0.89 GB for apps, 1.67 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1530 mAh 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 300 h Up to 190 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 9 h Up to 8 h