Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E dual vs Samsung Galaxy Star Advance vs Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Nokia
Announced December 2012 May 2013 July 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, Gold White, Blue Bright orange, Bright green, White, Dark grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
130.2 x 67.9 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1605
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1604
No HSDPA 900 / 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, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 200 - Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2 GB user available) 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.89% 59.51% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection 1/4' Sensor Size
Video Yes, VGA Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
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, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, 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 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1530 mAh 1800 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
- Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
- Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)