Comparison of Sony Xperia E3 Dual and HTC Desire 516 dual sim smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia E3 Dual

HTC Desire 516 dual sim

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

HTC

Phone model

Xperia E3 Dual

Desire 516 dual sim

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

138 mm

140 mm

Body width

69 mm

72 mm

Body thickness

8.5 mm

9.7 mm

Weight

143 g

160 g

Volume

81.23 cm³

97.78 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• White

• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 200

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 305

• Adreno 302

GPU clock speed

450 MHz

Number of GPU cores

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 4 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.2

Battery

Battery capacity

2330

1950

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

12 h

Standby time in GSM networks

706 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

8 h

9 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

661 h

220 h

Duration of listening to music

49 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.5 in

5 in

Screen resolution

854 x 480 pixels

960 x 540 pixels

Pixel density

218 ppi

220 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

1886 x 1061 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264

• MP4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WAV

• AAC
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.94 W/kg

0.56 W/kg