Budget Sony Xperia E3 Launches In India To Compete Against Android One Smartphones

Today Sony launched its third generation low-end smartphone in India, the Sony Xperia E3. The phone comes in single-SIM and dual-SIM versions, which cost 11,790 ($194 USD) and 12,790 ($210 USD), respectively. Curiously, the dual-SIM model seems to cost exactly twice as much as the starting Android One phone, which has strikingly similar specs.

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  • rdc85
    Sony usually have excellent build. my SP fall from stair on second floor to first floor and the screen crack..

    but that's months ago and right now the phone still working fine... (waiting for z3 compact to drop price..)
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  • vinay2070
    Can it compete against the Redmi 1S which costs 5999? No way! I was a X10 owner till I recently moved to Mi3. The quality of high end sony is really good and I know it. But when it comes to budget phones, I dont think its the same. My manager's Xperia C fell out of his pocket when he was sitting from 1.5 feet and the screen cracked :P
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  • shriganesh
    We Indians are smart. They are switching to companies which offer value for money. Lots of my friends have switched to Xolo / Lava / Gioneee / Xiaomi etc. Samsung & Sony stores are seeing less and less customers by the day.
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