Sony Xperia E1 First look Review

Display and configuration

The Sony Xperia E1 Dual sports a 4-inch TFT LCD display featuring a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The screen is ideal in size to operate with one hand, and has a sufficiently high pixel density of 250ppi. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor from Qualcomm and comes with 512MB of RAM. The OS is Android Jelly Bean v4.3.

Camera and storage

The Xperia E1 comes with a 3.1MP primary camera, which is capable of recording 720p videos. It packs a host of features such as smile detection, HDR and a host of manual settings, making it a pretty good shooter in spite of having a low resolution. The phone lacks a front facing camera. It comes with 4GB of on board memory, out of which only about 2GB is available to the user, but this can be expanded upto 32GB via a micro SD card. 

Connectivity and Battery

The dual-SIM phone supports HSDPA 3G, allowing for high uplink and downlink. Along with this, it also has Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi with hotspot, GPS and a USB port. All this is powered by a 1,750 mAH Battery, claims to provide talk time of over 9 hours.

Conclusion

Sony Xperia E1 Dual comes with a host of features you can expect in an entry level Android phone. Packed in a stylish polycarbonate body and priced affordably, this is a good competitor to cheap indigenous Android phones.

Sony Xperia E1 Dual Specifications

General Information

Brand: Sony

Model: Xperia E1 Dual

SIM Slot(s):  Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Touch Screen:  Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Weight: 120 grams

Dimensions: 118 x 62.4 x 12 mm

Colours: Black, Purple, White

Box Contents: Handset, Battery, Charger, Earphone, USB Cable, User Manual, Warranty Card

Platform

Operating System: Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass, Proximity sensor

Hardware

Processor: 1.2 GHz, Dual core, Qualcomm

RAM: 512 MB

Storage

Internal Memory: 4 GB

Expandable Memory: Yes, Up to 32 GB

Display

Screen Size : 4.0 Inch

Screen Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels

Pixel Density: 216

Display Type: TFD

Screen Protection: Scratch-resistant glass

Camera

Main Camera: Yes, 3 MP

Video Recording: 1280x720 fps

Zoom : Yes, Digital Zoom, 4 x

Camera Features: Face detection, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Smile detection, White balance presets

Battery

Capacity: 1750 mAH, Li-ion

Talk Time: Up to 9 Hours(2G)

Stand By Time: Up to 551 Hours(2G)

Internet & Connectivity

GPRS: Yes, 86 kbps

EDGE: Yes, 237 kbps

3G: Yes, HSDPA, 21 Mbit/s; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi : Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n, Mobile Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth: Yes, v4.0, A2DP

GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity: Yes, USB Port, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia

Radio: Yes, RDS

Loudspeaker: Yes

Audio Jack : 3.5 mm, USB