Comparison of Sony Xperia E4g and Nokia Lumia 638 smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia E4g

Nokia Lumia 638

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Nokia

Phone model

Xperia E4g

Lumia 638

Year of release

2015

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

133 mm

130 mm

Body width

71 mm

67 mm

Body thickness

10.8 mm

9.2 mm

Weight

135 g

136 g

Volume

101.98 cm³

79.47 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Yellow

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• MediaTek MT6732

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

64 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-T760

• Adreno 305

GPU clock speed

500 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

800 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6732

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Windows Phone 8

Battery

Battery capacity

2300

1830

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

12 h 12 min

12 h

Standby time in GSM networks

696 h

648 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

12 h 36 min

14 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

653 h

648 h

Duration of listening to music

64 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.7 in

4.5 in

Screen resolution

960 x 540 pixels

854 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

234 ppi

218 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.779

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2560 x 1920 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

Digital zoom

4 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Photomatrix size

3.6 x 2.7 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.389 μm

Crop factor

9.61

Aperture

f/2.8

f/2.4

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Default

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

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

4G

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 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

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

TD-SCDMA support

TD-SCDMA frequencies

• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.1

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• FTP
• GAP
• HSP
• PAN
• HFP
• OPP

• apt-X

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Cell ID location

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• QuickTime
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV
• WMV9

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

• AAC
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• M4A
• 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

IMAP4 protocol support

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

• MS Outlook
• MS Exchange
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Internet Explorer

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• 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)