| Manufacture | Sony | Nokia |
| Model | Xperia E1 | X3 |
| Form factor | Block | Slider |
| Weight | 120 gram | 103.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 118 x 62.4 x 12 | 96.00 x 49.00 x 14.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Series 40 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 850/900/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
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| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| 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 | 3.2 Megapixels, 8x digital zoom, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 720p | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | QCIF (176x144 pixels) 15fps |
| Display size | 4 inches | 2.20 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 262144 |
| Display width | 480 | 240 |
| Display height | 800 | 320 |
| PPI | 233.24 | 181.82 |
| 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 | 70 MB. Expandable |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | Polyphonic, MP3, AAC AAC+ eAAC+ WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 552 | 860 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 551 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | NA | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | 2.0 XHTML, HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
