Icemobile Crystal vs Meizu E3

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Width

    Crystal: 18.8 mm narrower

    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
    E3:
    75 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Crystal: 2.49 in smaller diagonal

    Crystal:
    3.5 in
    E3:
    5.99 in
  • Chipset

    Crystal:
    Mediatek MT6516
    E3:
    Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Crystal:
    Single
    E3:
    Dual
  • Depth

    E3: 5.5 mm thinner

    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
    E3:
    7.6 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 45.3 mm shorter

    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
    E3:
    156.8 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Crystal

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.1 mm +5.5 mm versus E3
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. E3

    Height:
    156.8 mm +45.3 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    75 mm +18.8 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    7.6 mm
    Weight:
    160 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Crystal

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. E3

    Screen diagonal:
    5.99 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    92.6 cm²

E3 has approximately 165.6% more rectangular screen area than Crystal.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Crystal, E3, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageCrystalE3
64 GB Unknown 6 GB RAM
128 GB Unknown 6 GB RAM
Crystal: Original memory entry

512 MB + 256 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Crystal

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)

2. E3

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Crystal

    1050 mAh

  2. 2. E3

    3360 mAh

    +2310 mAh versus Crystal

Specifications

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1. Crystal2. E3

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Crystal, E3.
SpecificationCrystalE3
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
  • 156.8 Х 75 Х 7.6 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 160 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5.99" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 1080 x 2160 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
  • 64/128 GB
  • 6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3360 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 7.1.2 (Nougat); Flyme 7
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6516
  • Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Crystal, E3.
SpecificationCrystalE3
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 92.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.6%
  • 78.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 133 PPI
  • 403 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Crystal, E3.
SpecificationCrystalE3
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 12 MP
  • f/1.9
  • 1/2.55''
  • 1.4µm
  • dual pixel PDAF -20 MP
  • f/2.6
  • 1/2.8''
  • 1.0µm
  • PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED dual tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Crystal, E3.
SpecificationCrystalE3
Processor CPU
  • 416 MHz
  • Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 509
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 112458
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1327
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 4872
General specs
General specs — specifications for Crystal, E3.
SpecificationCrystalE3
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2018
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black Stone
  • Moonlight Silver
  • Champagne Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 280 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Crystal, E3.
SpecificationCrystalE3
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Crystal, E3.
SpecificationCrystalE3
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Crystal, E3.
SpecificationCrystalE3
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight
  • Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging: 53% in 30 min (mCharge 3.0)