In 2012, Sony decided to alter its smartphone strategy and launched numerous affordable entry level smartphones, aiming to bring solid Android at prices close to those of some featurephones.
It seems the move paid off handsomely, as the company is continuing the push at the start of this year. The Xperia E dual, like its name suggests, is the dual-SIM half of the wallet-friendly and reasonably feature-packed Xperia E duo.
Sony Xperia E dual official pictures
The Xperia E and Xperia E dual have identical internals, with the extra SIM slot the only notable hardware difference. However, that same SIM slot is probably what prevented Sony from shipping the Xperia E dual with Jelly Bean, like its single-SIM twin. Ice Cream Sandwich is still an extremely competent platform full of nice features, but it already has two successors, so it does come as a slight disappointment for us.
Sony Xperia E dual official pictures
Still, corners were always going to be cut when we talk a smartphone with this kind of price. And the Xperia E dual still has plenty going for it so the lack of Jelly Bean is not something that should make you lose interest in it altogether. Let's take a closer look the all the features it has to offer.
The Sony Xperia E specs sheet is not stuff from the geeks' dreams, but it makes it extremely competitive in its own price class. The chipset does raise concerns, but since it's not going to need to deal with a demanding 720p display, it might turn out quite adequate. The lower screen resolution itself is not that much of a problem either as it's spread on a pretty compact screen by today's standards.
Sony Xperia E dual studio pictures
As usual, we start the review than with our traditional hardware tour. We'll meet you right after the break.
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Not satisfied.. In 2 months more and more hang when calling time.Very bad phone.hanging too much and dissappearing apps from menu screen. I purchased it before only 2 months and Sony give me solutions on this problem.. To Change motherboard...why I...
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