Sony launched the Xperia E1 and Xperia E1 dual in India earlier this month. The Xperia E1 dual went on sale in India at a price tag of Rs. 9,400, now the Xperia E1 is now available from online retailer Infibeam for Rs. 8,980. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera, but lacks a front-facing camera.
It offers 100dB loud audio output through rear speakers. It also has a Walkman key, shake to shuffle and hardware controls for easy music control. It has 512MB RAM and packs a 1700 mAh battery. Yesterday Sony confirmed that the Xperia E1 would get the Android 4.4 (KitKat) update, but it did not reveal the time frame for the update.
Sony Xperia E1 specifications
- 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
- Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
- 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 (MSM8210) processor with Adreno 302 GPU
- 12mm thick and weighs 120 g
- 3MP rear camera
- 3.5 mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
- 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS / aGPS
- 512MB RAM, 4 GB internal memory, up to 32 GB expandable memory with microSD
- 1700 mAh battery
The Sony Xperia E1 comes in Black, White and Purple colors.