Sony Xperia E, Xperia E Dual Now Available Online

Sony's Xperia E and its dual-SIM variant Xperia E Dual smartphones are finally available for purchase (after a 3-month wait since the announcement since the announcement back in December 2012). These entry-level smartphones have been listed on Flipkart and Infibeam.

People can buy the Xperia E in various color variants such as White, Pink, Black and Champagne for a price of Rs 9,990 (champagne color variant is priced at Rs 10,990). The Xperia E Dual is available in Champagne and Black color variants for a price of Rs 10,990.

Both the entry-level smartphones have similar tech specs, except that Sony Xperia E runs Android 4.1 out of the box, whereas Xperia E Dual comes with the older Android 4.0 ICS (although upgradable to 4.1). Here's the list of known specifications:

• 3.5" HVGA multi-touch screen with scratch-resistant glass and pixel dimensions of 320x480 (262,000 colours TFT).
• Quad-band 2G (GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); Quad-band 3G (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz).
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) (on Xperia E); Android 4.0 upgradable to Android 4.1 (on Xperia E dual).
• 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A CPU, 512 MB RAM.
• 3.2 megapixel camera, 4x digital zoom, Geotagging, Touch capture.
• 4 GB internal storage (up to 2.2 GB user-accessible); 32 GB microSD card slot.
• 4.5" (l) x 2.3" (w) x 0.4" (11.0 mm) (d); weighs 115.7 grams.
• A-GPS, Bluetooth, DLNA Certified, Wi-Fi.
• 3.5 mm audio jack, Micro-USB port, USB 2.0.
• Accelerometer, Proximity sensor.
• 1500 mAh battery with claimed talk time of roughly 6 hours, standby time of 22 days, 33 hours of music, and 8 hours of video playback.
• Package Contents: Handset, Battery, Charger, Stereo Headset MH410c, Micro-USB cable, User documentation.
• Available Colours: Xperia E – Black, Pink, White; Xperia E dual – Gold, Black.

The Xperia E and Xperia E Dual are clearly just entry-level smartphones from a high-end brand. Smartphones with similar tech specs would otherwise sell at far lower prices. If you can spend one grand more, you'd get this well-specced yet affordable smartphone - the Karbonn S1 Titanium which is priced at Rs 10,200 (online retailer price) and offers a quad-core processor and a 4.5 inch IPS display.