Sony Xperia E dual review: Something extra

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HVGA display

The Sony Xperia E dual comes with an HVGA LCD screen, measuring 3.5 inches in diagonal. These numbers add up to a pixel density of 165ppi, which is some way off the Retina standards, but not bad enough to be an eye-sore. You can find slightly better densities in this class, but the difference won't be too great.

The Xperia E dual HVGA screen

As for image quality, the Xperia E dual's display offers fairly low contrast, poor viewing angles and sunlight legibility. Sadly, a mediocre screen is still one of the things you have to live with if you decide to save some money on a smartphone. Here are the results from our traditional display tests.

Display test	50% brightness			100% brightness
Display test	Black, cd/m²	White, cd/m²	Contrast ratio	Black, cd/m²	White, cd/m²	Contrast ratio
Sony Xperia E dual	0.21	181	844	0.54	473	870
Sony Xperia J	0.22	289	1290	0.41	562	1359
HTC Desire X	0.18	226	1273	0.33	421	1275
HTC Desire V	0.33	340	1027	0.48	506	1054
Sony Xperia tipo	-	-	-	0.75	561	751
HTC Desire C	0.23	186	814	0.5	360	723
HTC One X	0.15	200	1375	0.39	550	1410
Sony Xperia U	0.35	287	831	0.55	515	930
Samsung S7500 Galaxy Ace Plus	0.27	239	873	0.6	528	888