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Sony Xperia Ion
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| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 61.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0, 2.3 |
| -- | 2012-01-09 |
| 5.53 x 2.72 x 0.30 inches | 5.20 x 2.68 x 0.42 inches |
| 3.88 ounces | 5.08 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| $ 230.00 | $ 125.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 294 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6582 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.10 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Dual SIM | SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Battery | 1900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 400 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 4 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Ion is a little bit better than the Acer Liquid Jade, getting a score of 61.3 against 56.1. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Sony Xperia Ion has older 4.1.2 version and Acer Liquid Jade has Android 4.4 version. Although it's the best phone in this review, the Sony Xperia Ion body is thicker and incredibly heavier than the Acer Liquid Jade.
Acer Liquid Jade counts with just a bit better processing power than Sony Xperia Ion, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Acer Liquid Jade also has a higher number of cores and a graphics processing unit. The Xperia Ion has a little more vivid screen than Acer Liquid Jade, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1280 x 720, the Xperia Ion also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Xperia Ion has a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Acer Liquid Jade, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 32 GB, the Xperia Ion also has more internal memory. The Acer Liquid Jade counts with a bit longer battery duration than Xperia Ion, because it has an 11 percent more battery capacity.
The Acer Liquid Jade has a superior camera than Sony Xperia Ion, because it has a more megapixels back camera.
Xperia Ion is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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