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Sony Xperia Ion
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| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 61.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 4.2 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0, 2.3 |
| -- | 2012-01-09 |
| 4.81 x 2.50 x 0.44 inches | 5.20 x 2.68 x 0.42 inches |
| 4.44 ounces | 5.08 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, White and Yellow | Black |
| $ 249.00 | $ 125.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| LCD | TFT |
| 233 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6572 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 512 MB (266 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-400 (Dual-Core 500 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 4 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 |
| 3.82 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 12.10 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.6 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 320 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 400 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xperia Ion is a little bit better than the Huawei Ascend Y330, getting a score of 61.3 against 56.1. These devices work with Android OS, but the Xperia Ion has the previous 4.1.2 version while Huawei Ascend Y330 has Android 4.2. The Xperia Ion is a a little bit thinner but somewhat heavier phone than Huawei Ascend Y330.
The Xperia Ion has a little sharper display than Huawei Ascend Y330, because it has a better pixels density, a quite larger screen and a lot better resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Huawei Ascend Y330 features a bit faster processing unit than Xperia Ion, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Ascend Y330 also counts with an extra GPU.
Xperia Ion counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games than Huawei Ascend Y330, and although they both have a SD extension slot that supports up to 32 GB, the Xperia Ion also has 16 GB internal storage. Xperia Ion counts with greater battery life than Huawei Ascend Y330, because it has 1900mAh of battery capacity instead of 1500mAh.
Xperia Ion shoots way better pictures and videos than Huawei Ascend Y330, because it has a camera with a much better 12.1 mega pixels resolution and a way higher (Full HD) video resolution.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Xperia Ion is also a bargain compared to the other phones, making it a no doubt choice.
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