As we already mentioned, the Sony Xperia E1 uses the Snapdragon 200 chipset, which is Qualcomm's entry-level chipset for 2013. The MSM8210 in the Xperia E1 is a dual-core CPU, unlike other quad-core variations of the same chipset. The two cores are of the Cortex-A7 variety and they all run at 1.2GHz each. The Snapdragon 200 also includes an Adreno 302 GPU alongside 512MB of RAM.
The Cortex-A7 cores aren't the best performers out there so we don't expect much from the Snapdragon 200 in the following series of benchmark tests. However, Sony has done a spectacular job at optimizing them for running the Xperia-garnished UI very well.
So, let's see how the two Cortex-A7 cores perform under heavy load. Both single-core and multi-core performance is underwhelming, but it's not disastrous by any stretch and in this price range that actually counts as a win.
Benchmark Pi
Lower is better
Samsung Galaxy Note II 305
Alcatel One Touch Hero 308
Huawei Ascend Mate 347
Huawei Ascend P6 348
LG Optimus G 353
Sony Xperia C 374
Motorola Moto G 392
Sony Xperia M 400
Sony Xperia E1 420
LG Nexus 4 431
Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 466
Nokia X 676
Linpack
Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy S4 788
LG Optimus G Pro 743
HTC One 646
Sony Xperia ZL 631
Sony Xperia Z 630
HTC Butterfly 624
LG Optimus G 608
Oppo Find 5 593
Sony Xperia SP 348
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini 413
HTC One mini 320
Samsung Galaxy Note II 214.3
Nexus 4 213.5
Sony Xperia L 191
Meizu MX 4-core 189
HTC One X+ 177
Samsung Galaxy S III 175
HTC One X 160
LG Optimus 4X HD 141
Sony Xperia E1 128.7
HTC Desire 600 dual sim 107.7
GeekBench 3 tests the multi-core performance and the Xperia E1 scored close to the bottom, beating the Nokia X.
GeekBench 3
Higher is better
LG Optimus G 1465
Alcatel One Touch Hero 1321
Huawei Ascend P6 1315
LG Nexus 4 1288
Motorola Moto G 1120
Sony Xperia C 1079
Oppo R819 1047
HTC One mini 887
Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 647
Sony Xperia E1 607
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 564
Nokia X 421
The all-in-one tests AnTuTu and Quadrant gauge the overall hardware performance, including graphics and RAM bandwidth. The dual-core Cortex-A7 in addition to the low 512MB RAM definitely put the Xperia E1 at a disadvantage here, but it's not too bad. In AnTuTu 4, the E1 manages to beat the Xperia M, which is a pleasant surprise.
AnTuTu 4
Higher is better
Motorola Moto G 17214
LG Optimus G 16943
Huawei Ascend Mate 15714
Alcatel One Touch Hero 15667
Oppo Find 5 15167
Sony Xperia C 13948
Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 13109
Sony Xperia E1 12951
Sony Xperia M 9902
Nokia X 7514
Quadrant
Higher is better
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini 7153
HTC One mini 6048
Sony Xperia V 5816
Sony Xperia E1 5520
HTC Desire 600 dual sim 5053
Samsung Galaxy Express 4998
Sony Xperia L 4279
Samsung Galaxy S II Plus 3542
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 3045
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 2316
Finally, we ran SunSpider and BrowserMark web benchmarks on Chrome, which is the default web browser on the Xperia E1. The Xperia E surprised us most of the time, managing to beat some contenders that are out of its league.
SunSpider
Lower is better
Samsung Galaxy Note II 972
LG Optimus G Pro 1011
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 1063
HTC One 1124
Alcatel One Touch Hero 1181
Motorola Moto G 1308
LG Optimus G 1251
Sony Xperia Z 1336
Oppo R819 1423
HTC Butterfly 1433
Alcatel One Touch Hero 1646
Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 1680
Huawei Ascend Mate 1741
1799 1799
Sony Xperia M 1867
Nokia X 2363
Huawei Ascend P6 3858
BrowserMark 2
Higher is better
Motorola Moto G 2562
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 2432
Sony Xperia E1 2408
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini 2314
Alcatel One Touch Hero 2096
LG Optimus G 2048
Sony Xperia Z 2093
Sony Xperia C 1984
Sony Xperia L 1809
Nokia X 1729
Sony Xperia M 1642
Samsung Galaxy S III 1247
Samsung Galaxy Core LTE 1100
Huawei Ascend P6 974
Samsung Galaxy S III mini 714
Vellamo
Higher is better
HTC One mini 2252
Sony Xperia Z 2189
Sony Xperia SP 2497
Samsung Galaxy Note II 2418
HTC One 2382
Sony Xperia Z 2189
Sony Xperia ZL 2186
HTC One X (Tegra 3) 2078
Samsung Galaxy S4 2060
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini 2019
HTC Butterfly 1866
Sony Xperia E1 1847
Oppo Find 5 1658
Samsung Galaxy S III 1641
Sony Xperia L 1640
HTC Desire 600 dual sim 1572
LG Optimus 4X HD 1568
LG Optimus G 1522
Meizu MX 4-core 1468
Nexus 4 1310
Samsung Galaxy Fame 1234
Samsung Galaxy Young 1072
Sony Xperia E dual 1065
The dual-core Snapdragon 200 isn't anything exciting in the benchmark tests we ran. However, it managed to run Android 4.3 Jelly Bean on the Xperia E1 quite well. There is some stuttering when trying to run demanding applications, but in everyday usage though, it's more than capable for handling almost anything you throw at it.
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