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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini vs Sony Xperia E1

2.48 in
4.78 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
2.46 in
4.65 in
Sony Xperia E1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia E1
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
12
3.5 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
50 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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3
3 editorial reviews
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User rating
45
4.2 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8210
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MP1Qualcomm Adreno 302
RAM memory1 GB512 MB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Screen size4.0 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
TN TFT
Pixel density233.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displaynoyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px640 x 480 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Purple
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Height4.78 in4.65 in
Width2.48 in2.46 in
Depth0.39 in0.47 in
Weight3.95 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
NFC
  • no
  • yes
no
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnono
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Sony Xperia E1Sony Xperia E1
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh1700.0 mAh
Standby time450.0 h454.0 h
Talk time14.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

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