Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo vs Sony Xperia E
A spec-by-spec comparison of the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo and the Sony Xperia E, taken from their full specification sheets. Green marks the better value in each measured row.
Head to head
| Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo | Sony Xperia E |
|---|
| Price | $969 | $524 |
| Our rating | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Battery | 1,200 mAh | 1,530 mAh |
| Storage (max) | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Screen size | 3 in | 3.5 in |
| Main camera | 2 MP | 15 MP |
| Released | May 2013 | Mar 2013 |
Summary: Sony Xperia E is ahead on our rating, battery, screen size, main camera.
★ Which should you buy? Sony Xperia E is the stronger overall pick on the measured specs.
Reviewed by the infozme.com Editorial Team — see how we research & rate phones.
Display
| Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo | Sony Xperia E |
|---|
| Type | TFT LCD | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors |
| Size | 3.0 inches | 3.5 inches, 34.9 cm2 (~52.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density) |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 | — |
| Pixel Density | ~133 ppi | — |
| Colors | 256K colors | — |
| Protection | — | Scratch-resistant glass |
Platform
| Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo | Sony Xperia E |
|---|
| OS | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, upgradable to 4.4.2 KitKat (Value Edition) | — |
| Chipset | Broadcom BCM21654/G (or ST-Ericsson Novathor U8800 for some variants) | Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1 |
| CPU | 850 MHz single-core ARM Cortex-A9 | 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5 (single-core) |
| GPU | VideoCore IV or Mali-400 | Adreno 200 |
Memory
| Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo | Sony Xperia E |
|---|
| Card slot | microSDHC, up to 32 GB | microSDHC, up to 32 GB |
| Internal | 4GB storage, 512MB RAM (some variants 768MB RAM) | 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM |
Main Camera
| Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo | Sony Xperia E |
|---|
| Single | 2 MP | 3.15 MP, 4x digital zoom |
| Features | Digital zoom | Geo-tagging |
| Video | 320p@15fps (QVGA) | VGA@30fps |
| Flash | No | — |
Selfie Camera
| Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo | Sony Xperia E |
|---|
| Single | No | No |
Battery
| Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo | Sony Xperia E |
|---|
| Type | Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh | Removable Li-Ion 1530 mAh battery |
| Talk time | Up to 6 h (3G) | Up to 6 h 12 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 18 min (3G) |
| Music play | Up to 26 h | Up to 30 h |
| Stand-by | — | Up to 530 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) |
Body
| Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo | Sony Xperia E |
|---|
| Dimensions | 105 x 57.8 x 11.8 mm (4.13 x 2.28 x 0.46 in) | 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm (4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in) |
| Weight | 100.5 g (3.55 oz) | 115.7 g (4.06 oz) |
| SIM | Single SIM (Regular) or Dual SIM (GT-S5312) | Regular-SIM (single SIM variant), Mini-SIM (dual SIM variant also available) |
| Materials | Plastic body | — |
| Build | — | Plastic body, Scratch-resistant glass front |
| Colors | — | Black, White, Pink |
Comms
| Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo | Sony Xperia E |
|---|
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP | 2.1, A2DP, EDR |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | — |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0 |
| Positioning | — | GPS |
| Radio | — | FM radio with RDS |
Launch
| Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo | Sony Xperia E |
|---|
| Announced | March 2013 | December 2012 |
| Status | Discontinued (2015) | Released March 2013 |
| Released | May 2013 | — |
| OS | — | Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), Timescape UI |
Frequently asked questions
Which has the better battery, Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo or Sony Xperia E?
Sony Xperia E — 1,200 mAh for the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo versus 1,530 mAh for the Sony Xperia E.
Which is newer, Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo or Sony Xperia E?
Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo — May 2013 for the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo versus Mar 2013 for the Sony Xperia E.
Is the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo or the Sony Xperia E rated higher?
We rate the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo 3/10 and the Sony Xperia E 4/10.
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