Hands-on Review Sony Xperia E3

Sony Xperia E3 is a slim, lightweight 4G budget smartphone from Sony mobile. It features a brilliant 4.5-inch scratch resistant screen with 854 x 480 pixel resolution and a good 5 megapixels primary camera. Xperia E3 runs on Android 4.4 and sports a 1.2 GHz quad core processor




Sony xperia E3 is a budget phone positioned to win in the low-end of the market and Features a similar design to the flagship Sony Xperia Z3 and comes with reasonable specs. As a mid range budget phone, the xperia E3 isn’t made of metal, isn’t water proof and dust resistant, but still features Sony Omnibalance design.


And here are the specs for the Sony Xperia E3/E3 Dual:





• Google Android 4.4 (Kitkat)

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2 GHz quad core

• Display

• 4.5″ (854 x 480 pixels) IPS Display

• Camera

• 5 megapixels

• Front-facing VGA

• Battery

• 2,330 mAh

• Talk time: up to 12 hours 20 min**

• Standby time: up to 579 hours**

• Music listening time: Up to 49 hours 4 min**

• Video playback time: Up to 7 hours 27 min**

• Display

• 4.5″ (854 x 480 pixels) IPS Display

• Scratch-resistant

• Processor (CPU)

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2 GHz quad core

• Adreno 305 GPU

• Memory

• RAM: 1 GB

• Up to 4 GB flash memory***

• Expansion slot: microSD™ card, up to 32 GB

• Sound

• FM Radio with RDS

• Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis

• Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR

• xLoud Experience – audio filter technology from Sony

• ClearAudio+

• Surround Sound technology (VPT)

• Networks

• SIM 1 and SIM 2: GSM GPRS/EDGE (2G)

• SIM 1: UMTS HSPA (3G)

• SIM 1: LTE (4G) (not available in all markets)

• Camera and video

• Geotagging – add location info to your photos

• Image stabiliser

• Auto scene recognition

• 5-megapixel camera

• 4 x smooth zoom

• Front-facing VGA camera

• HD video recording (1080p)

• HDR (High Dynamic Range) for pictures

• Image capture, supported format: JPEG

• Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP

• Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4

• Connectivity

• v3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)

• aGPS*

• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

• GLONASS*

• Native USB tethering

• Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync®, Facebook™, Google™ and SyncML™*

• USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support

• Wi-Fi and WiFi Hotspot functionality

• Smart connect

• ANT+ wireless technology





The xperia E3 has Under its hood a 5 Mega Pixel primary camera with flash and front facing VGA, 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of onboard storage, expandable via a microSD card slot and a a 2,330mAh capacity battery.

Price and Availability

The Sony Xperia E3 comes in a dual-SIM phone variant. The Sony xperia E3 and E3 DUAL will be made available before the end of the year at a yet to be disclosed price