One of the earlier launches in the Xperia range of smartphones, the Sony Xperia E is a phone to compete against other devices in the budget smartphone segment of the market. Now the phone does not have a huge screen or world-beating specs but look at this - a Sony smartphone in the budget segment. That is something you don't get to see in the market everyday. But, it seems Sony may soon axe this phone and may bring out a new one to replace the Xperia E instead.

Performance

A 1GHz processor accompanied by 512MB RAM find their way on the Sony Xperia E. The phone runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and there is an almost zero chance that it will receive the Android 4.4.2 KitKat upgrade. There is 4GB internal storage available on the Xperia E and can be expanded further up to 32GB. There is a 3.5-inch screen putting out display resolution of 320x480 pixels on the Xperia E. There is a 3.2-megapixel rear camera but no front camera on the Xperia E. A 1530mAh battery powers the device and can survive a little over 6 hours of talktime.

Verdict

The Xperia E reminds us of an era bygone when smartphone features did not matter as much as they do now. But the gone era is gone and right now, specs do matter as well as longevity of the device. After all, the amount of money you spend today on smartphones, you would expect your device to last an OS upgrade or two. Thta cannot happen with the Xperia E.