| Sony Xperia E1 | Nokia 9500 Communicator |
| Manufacture | Sony | Nokia |
| Model | Xperia E1 | 9500 Communicator |
| Form factor | Block | QWERTY Slider |
| Weight | 120 gram | 222.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 118 x 62.4 x 12 | 148.00 x 57.00 x 24.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1900/2100 | 2G - 900/1800/1900 |
| HSCSD |  |  |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3 megapixel, autofocus, face detection | 0.3 megapixel |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 720p | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 4 inches | 4.50 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 65536 |
| Display width | 480 | 640 |
| Display height | 800 | 200 |
| PPI | 233.24 | 149.00 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8210 | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 512 MB RAM. 4 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 32 GB using microSD card | 80 MB |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | Polyphonic, WAV, MP3, AMR |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 552 | 1300 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 551 | 300 |
| Talktime (m) | NA | 360 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | NA |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |