Sony unveils Xperia E4, a budget smartphone with 5” qHD display, MediaTek SoC and a two day-battery life

Even as everyone is waiting for Sony to announce its next flagship, the Xperia Z4, the Japanese smartphone maker has quietly announced Xperia E4, a new addition to its Xperia family. The Xperia E4 has some premium features but comes with highly competitive pricing. It is the successor to Xperia E3 that was introduced in September last year along with Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact.

Although Xperia E4 has the same OmniBalance design as other Sony devices, it appears noticeably different. It has more rounded edges and thinner bezels than its predecessor. The E4 has a scratch resistant screen, an aluminum power button with diamond-cut and a stainless steel camera ring giving it a premium look.

Specs-wise, it is an entry-level phone with a 5-inch qHD IPS 540 x 960p resolution display, a quad-core Mediatek MT6582 SoC clocked at 1.3GHz, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage of which about 5GB are available to the user. There is a microSD card slot for expansion, a 5MP primary camera and a 2MP selfie camera.

Xperia E4 has a 2,300 mAh battery with a two day battery life.  It also has a Stamina and Ultra Stamina modes to prolong the battery life. The device runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat and is available in two versions – single SIM and Dual SIM, but no LTE. The handset has dimensions of 137 x 74.6 x 10.5mm and a weight of 144 grams. It will be available in White and Black color variants.

According to Sony, both the Xperia E4 variants will hit the shelves in mid-February. Its pricing has not been disclosed yet. It is also not known if the device will be available in the US.

Check out the images and the video below:

Source Sony Blog

Sony unveils Xperia E4, a budget smartphone with 5” qHD display, MediaTek SoC and a two day-battery life

Samsung SM-J100F 4.8” smartphone spotted on GFXBench

It was only last week that we saw Samsung’s new model SM-E500F listed on the import-export tracking website Zauba and it was thought that the Korean company might be coming up with a new E-series. Then there came the Galaxy Core Prime SM-G360P passing through the FCC. Soon after, we now have Samsung model SM-J100F spotted in GFXBench.

This is the new J-series we are seeing here. Looks like Samsung has quite a few number of new smartphones lined up its sleeve even though Samsung has reportedly decided to launch less models 2015 in a bid to cut costs and improve sales and profits.

Most of the specs of the new model SM-J100F have been revealed in the benchmarks. It looks like a low-end single SIM device featuring a 4.8-inch multitouch touchscreen with 800 x 480p resolution (pixel density 194ppi). The handset has a 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core Marvell PXA1908 (ARMv7) CPU and for graphics it has a Vivante GC7000UL GPU. The chipset supports 4G LTE (max. download speed of 150Mbps). In the memory department, there’s 1GB RAM and 4GB ROM (2.2GB accessible to user).

The benchmarked SM-J100F phone will have 5MP (2592 x 1944p) cameras in both front and rear, both capable of recording 1080p videos. The handset will run Android 4.4.4 KitKat, probably with Samsung’s Touchwiz UI. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS.

The Samsung SM-J100F is expected to be launched early next year. Its pricing is not known yet but as mentioned earlier, it is a budget phone.

 

Source GFXBench

Via TechTastic (Dutch)

Samsung SM-J100F 4.8” smartphone spotted on GFXBench