While Sony has launched with great fanfare the Xperia Z2 , his flagship, the Japanese manufacturer has not forgotten the entry level, including the Xperia E1. Small Android smartphone (4.3 Jelly Bean) 4 inch, E1 is a slight evolution of the Xperia E . however He sees certain characteristics on the rise. Setting the screen changes to the WVGA (800 x 420 px), which replaces the low HVGA (480 x 320 px) Xperia E. The SoC also rises in rank, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip 200 comprises two cores (Cortex-A7) clocked at 1.2 GHz. It is unfortunate that this effort does not pursued with the RAM (512MB) and user memory (4GB), remained at the same stage. A microSD slot is fortunately available to extend this capability. Photo, Xperia E1 can only rely on its single sensor 3.14 megapixels, devoid of flash. Finally, a battery of 1700 mAh team phone. Devoid of 4G, but compatible with the H +, E1 is sold from € 130, excluding operator pack.
Ergonomics and design
Cut like a roller Xperia E1 is pleasing to the eye. One can easily recognize the "style" Xperia smartphone with its On / Off button, the lateral black bands, but also by Led multicolor down the mobile, just like the Xperia SP .
smartphone is well in hand, with volume buttons and tensioning judiciously placed. Note the presence of a Walkman button on top of the camera, convenient for quick access to the music player. shame that Sony did not continue this momentum by providing an external port for microSD cards. It must indeed remove the shell to access.
was also criticized in E1 slightly overweight (thickness 12 mm) and size / weight (120 grams) quite high.
As often entry-level, the plastic shell carelessness . The Xperia E1, it retains the ease with greasy stains and scratches.
Screen
After passing under the probe, what can we say of WVGA (800 x 480 px 233 DPI) Xperia E1? Its Delta E is 8.7, which does not reflect true colors. Although with a color temperature of 10,741 K, it does not help. Colors to draw unusually blue. Xperia E1 displays a brightness of 366 cd / m². It's just okay. Contrast, it is rather good, with a rate expressed 802:1. But again, we've seen better. Sunlight, readability is not optimal. Finally, the screen Xperia E1 provides good tactile moderate delay of 62 ms.
Interface and Navigation
Present on all Xperia to date, the home overlay (Xperia Timescape UI) is pleasant to use. It comes with a lot of legacy applications (TouchID, Walkman, Sony Select ...) and its own functions (alphabetical sorting or custom applications ...). Navigation is however hampered by various delays: pages that load slowly, menus do not open immediately ... The E1 Xperia is not always responsive, and this happens very randomly. The lack of fluidity found associated with some unexplained vagaries of mobile can be painful daily.
Multimedia
If the Snapdragon chip 200 is not the most effective it is, it still has a little under the hood. Provided you have the space to install the game Play Store therefore run without problems. The graphics are certainly not of the highest quality, but it is a lesser evil when you know that all competing smartphones E1 do not have that power and struggle to run the same games. Though the screen 4 inch "prohibits" the video playback, the E1 remains capable. This will remain reserved for short content and / or low quality. Xperia E1 seeks to distinguish itself by its specific audio with DNA "Walkman" brand. After listening, we note that the speakers are not particularly powerful. The sound lacks bass and is proving a bit garish. This is not counting on the xLOUD function "suramplifie the sound level of the internal speaker." The output level becomes considerably high, to the detriment of the distortion, which also increases. The Clear Phase function to automatically adjust the sound quality did for once nothing to do with his description, because in fact shifts the phase between the two channels. 's headphone output, it rather balanced with measures average. Stereo field is large enough, the output level quite correct and distortion takes very wise.
Photo
With a 3.14 megapixel sensor, the Xperia E1 is limited to the minimum in terms of picture performance. The shots show a certain level of grain and a notable lack of sharpness.
Through the screen of E1, it is still passable, but the pictures are definitely not made to be exported. These weaknesses are compounded in low light. The lack of flash quickly deters great night photography. 's Sony, always so pleasant interface, revives all with a few customization options (Geolocation, scene selection, filters ...).
Autonomy
Surprisingly, autonomy is not the best. 1700 mAh yet seem sufficient for a "small" smartphone like this. However, the battery drains without warning, even with minimum settings (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi cut, 50% brightness ...). Of course, this greed continues with demanding applications. Xperia therefore E1 touches the day of use (about 8 hours), when he was expected to at least one good day endurance.
Ergonomics and design
Cut like a roller Xperia E1 is pleasing to the eye. One can easily recognize the "style" Xperia smartphone with its On / Off button, the lateral black bands, but also by Led multicolor down the mobile, just like the Xperia SP .
smartphone is well in hand, with volume buttons and tensioning judiciously placed. Note the presence of a Walkman button on top of the camera, convenient for quick access to the music player. shame that Sony did not continue this momentum by providing an external port for microSD cards. It must indeed remove the shell to access.
was also criticized in E1 slightly overweight (thickness 12 mm) and size / weight (120 grams) quite high.As often entry-level, the plastic shell carelessness . The Xperia E1, it retains the ease with greasy stains and scratches.
Screen
After passing under the probe, what can we say of WVGA (800 x 480 px 233 DPI) Xperia E1? Its Delta E is 8.7, which does not reflect true colors. Although with a color temperature of 10,741 K, it does not help. Colors to draw unusually blue. Xperia E1 displays a brightness of 366 cd / m². It's just okay. Contrast, it is rather good, with a rate expressed 802:1. But again, we've seen better. Sunlight, readability is not optimal. Finally, the screen Xperia E1 provides good tactile moderate delay of 62 ms.
Interface and Navigation
Present on all Xperia to date, the home overlay (Xperia Timescape UI) is pleasant to use. It comes with a lot of legacy applications (TouchID, Walkman, Sony Select ...) and its own functions (alphabetical sorting or custom applications ...). Navigation is however hampered by various delays: pages that load slowly, menus do not open immediately ... The E1 Xperia is not always responsive, and this happens very randomly. The lack of fluidity found associated with some unexplained vagaries of mobile can be painful daily.
Multimedia
If the Snapdragon chip 200 is not the most effective it is, it still has a little under the hood. Provided you have the space to install the game Play Store therefore run without problems. The graphics are certainly not of the highest quality, but it is a lesser evil when you know that all competing smartphones E1 do not have that power and struggle to run the same games. Though the screen 4 inch "prohibits" the video playback, the E1 remains capable. This will remain reserved for short content and / or low quality. Xperia E1 seeks to distinguish itself by its specific audio with DNA "Walkman" brand. After listening, we note that the speakers are not particularly powerful. The sound lacks bass and is proving a bit garish. This is not counting on the xLOUD function "suramplifie the sound level of the internal speaker." The output level becomes considerably high, to the detriment of the distortion, which also increases. The Clear Phase function to automatically adjust the sound quality did for once nothing to do with his description, because in fact shifts the phase between the two channels. 's headphone output, it rather balanced with measures average. Stereo field is large enough, the output level quite correct and distortion takes very wise.
Photo
With a 3.14 megapixel sensor, the Xperia E1 is limited to the minimum in terms of picture performance. The shots show a certain level of grain and a notable lack of sharpness.
Through the screen of E1, it is still passable, but the pictures are definitely not made to be exported. These weaknesses are compounded in low light. The lack of flash quickly deters great night photography. 's Sony, always so pleasant interface, revives all with a few customization options (Geolocation, scene selection, filters ...).
Autonomy
Surprisingly, autonomy is not the best. 1700 mAh yet seem sufficient for a "small" smartphone like this. However, the battery drains without warning, even with minimum settings (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi cut, 50% brightness ...). Of course, this greed continues with demanding applications. Xperia therefore E1 touches the day of use (about 8 hours), when he was expected to at least one good day endurance.Highlights
- Sony overlay pleasant.
- Screen satisfactory overall.
- Audio rendering proper helmet.
- H + compatibility.
Weaknesses
- Photo capacity is very average.
- Lack of responsiveness, many slowdowns.
- Surprisingly low autonomy.
Conclusion
With E1 Xperia, Sony offers an entry-level smartphone that tries to distinguish itself by its good multimedia performance. However, it leaves a mixed impression, because of weaknesses in photo, a lot of slowdowns and low autonomy.
