The Sony Xperia E1 Dual is a recent arrival to the smartphone market in India and the Micromax Canvas Doodle 3 (A102) was just introduced. These handsets both have reasonable price tags and are likely to be very popular, so today we’re looking at the Micromax Canvas Doodle 3 vs. Sony Xperia E1 Dual for India.

Both of these are dual-SIM phones and both use the Android platform. The key difference is in the size of the displays, and we’ll give the major specs here so that you can see how they compare.

Processor
The Canvas Doodle 3 has a 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6572 dual-core processor while the Xperia E1 Dual has a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 200 dual-core processor.

Display
The Canvas Doodle 3 has a whopping 6-inch display with resolution of 854 x 480 and 163 ppi. On the other hand the Xperia E1 Dual is much more compact, with a 4-inch display with resolution of 800 x 480 and 233 ppi.

RAM and Storage
There’s 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage (expandable to 32GB via microSD) for the Canvas Doodle 3 and the Xperia E1 Dual has exactly the same.

Camera Set-up
The Doodle 3 has a 5-megapixel rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and 720p video capture as well as a VGA front-facing camera. The Xperia E1 Dual has a 3.15-megapixel rear camera with WVGA video capture but does not have a front-facing camera.

Battery
You’ll find a 2500 mAh battery for the Micromax Canvas Doodle 3 and a 1750 mAh battery for the Sony Xperia E1 Dual.

Operating System
The Canvas Doodle 3 runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean while the Xperia E1 Dual runs the slightly later 4.3 version with Sony’s Timescape UI.

Price
The Canvas Doodle 3 has been officially priced at Rs. 8,500 while the Sony Xperia E1 Dual is available for around Rs. 9,700.

If you’re trying to choose between these two phones then the display size alone may be enough to help you decide. Other than that there’s not too much between them specs-wise, although the Canvas Doodle 3 has a larger battery and a better camera arrangement. Of course this comparison doesn’t take into account features and the designs of the handsets, which is very much an individual preference.

After taking a look at this specs rundown do you think the Micromax Canvas Doodle 3 or the Sony Xperia E1 Dual is the better device for you?