Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E dual vs Sony Xperia C vs Sony Xperia M2 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced December 2012 June 2013 February 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black, Gold Black, White, Purple Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1605
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1604
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2 GB user available) 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.89% 65.86% 64.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1530 mAh 2390 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 597 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)