Lately, after relishing the zest of IFA 2014 trade show, now Sony Xperia E3 and Xperia E3 Dual made their way to Indian smartphone space. Notably, it manifests as one of the first marketplace to receive Sony's new mid-range handsets. However, the brand has launched these two devices with price tags of Rs. 11,990 and Rs. 12,990 respectively. By taking a glance at the IFA event, it was speculated that these mobiles might see the light of global markets in autumn.
Diving into the successors to the Xperia E1, which share the same specs and features, except the sports of dual-SIM card slots with E3 Dual. The new budget smartphones bear a 4.5-inch IPS FWVGA display that delivers pixel resolution of 480x854p. Both the devices are fueled by a 2330 mAh battery that bestows 12 hours of talk time as well as 706 hours of standby time.
These Android 4.4 KitKat-based handsets are armed with 1.2 GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor along with 1GB of RAM. Hither, the new and interesting trait of devices is the inclusion of “shake to start” app. It lets users to access the preferred apps by holding the phone and jolting the wrist.
Moreover, the new heirs in Xperia lineup are splendid to fascinate the native subscribers because they bestow Wi-Fi, 4G LTE, 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, A-GPS and Bluetooth 4.0 options on the connectivity front at an economical value.
Noticeably, to be titled as a best buy, the smartphones will have to face tough rivalry in sub-Rs. 15,000 category in India . Here, the second-generation Moto G, Asus ZenFone 5 and Xiaomi Mi3 are the strongest opponents of Sony's latest mobile phones.