Facts about no lollipop on E3

Hi Guys, this week Xperia M2 received the usual PTCRB certificate that leads M2 to lollipop. Thinking on that basis i´ve analyzed the hardware of Xperia E3 and Xperia M2 and interestingly the difference is only 4 Gb of internal storage and some minor differences in camera, screen resolution and little not so important things.

2014 Xperia models with Yukon core:

Xperia T2 Ultra
Xperia T3
Xperia M2 / M2 Aqua
Xperia E3

All they share in common one thing: yukon architecture and bird names too ;) So, lets make a filter, thinking in techical specs comparing E3 and M2 only (specs related barely to raw hardware)

Xperia M2: February 2014

CPU: Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 with Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 and GPU Adreno 305. 1 Gb RAM, Internal Storage 8 Gb.

Lollipop certified today by PTCRB

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Xperia E3: September 2014

CPU: Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 with Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 and GPU Adreno 305. 1 Gb RAM, Internal Storage 4 Gb.

Theres not certainity about lollipop or marshmallow

So i have realized the conclusion that due to technical problems, especially derived of the replacement of Dalvik for ART in Lollipop, we cant have lollipop in our little E3 due to associated hardware issues.

A Xperia Blog guy named sergio, told me this:


I don't say our phones so different, in fact you know M2 is D2303 and E3 is D2203. E3 is like a cheap M2. Poor camera, less screen, less internal storage, etc.
The problem is that, without swapping the internal memory by the external SD card, it's almost impossible to install a SINGLE APP. Apps, due to Android RunTime, increased the size (Dalvik+ART compatibility), that's why having lollipop inside a 4GB phone is just a crazy idea.

Can you compile it?: Yes!
Is it a good rom for an average user?: No.

Imagine you work at Sony. Think about Lollipop as an end-user rom... Wouldn't they prefer being hold back in 4.4 but at least have some more space to install apps, or, would you roll out an ota that only let's you install 1 single app in your phone?

But, now the key. Marshmallow let's you use your SD as an ampliation of your internal memory. That's why there's still a possibility that Sony updates it. The only one.

If I were you I'd wait until Sony decides what devices to update. And please, don't believe in rumors or filtrations, that only creates false hopes.

While sony doesnt clarify this, i´m almost sure we are not going to get lollipop but maybe M