Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia E3 vs LG Spirit vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG Samsung
Announced September 2014 February 2015 December 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - December 2015
Price - Rs. 8,190 ($120.44) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Lime, Copper Yes Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
133.3 x 66.1 x 9.9 mm
(5.25 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) - 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 LTE (LTE model only) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Shatter Proof Glass - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Quad-core 1.2 GHz or 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB - microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.23% 69.32% 69.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP / 8 MP, autofocus 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 1 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP Yes v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB - microSD, up to 128 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 2100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 706 h - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 20 min - -