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Sony Xperia Ion
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| Global Score | |
| 56 | 61.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Sony |
| Windows Phone 7.8, 7.5 Refresh, 7.5 Mango | Android 4.1.2, 4.0, 2.3 |
| 2012-01-09 | 2012-01-09 |
| 5.03 x 2.70 x 0.45 inches | 5.20 x 2.68 x 0.42 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.08 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 135.00 | $ 125.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 217 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 APQ8055 chipset | -- |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 512 MB (333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.10 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4.5 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1830mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 350 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 400 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Ion has a score of 61.3, which is slightly better than the Lumia 900's global score of 56. The Sony Xperia Ion is a just a bit thinner and a little lighter phone than Lumia 900, although both were released with only a few months difference. The Sony Xperia Ion counts with Android 4.1.2 OS, and Lumia 900 has Windows Phone 7.8, 7.5 Refresh, 7.5 Mango OS.
Sony Xperia Ion counts with a little better hardware performance than Lumia 900, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. Xperia Ion features a better looking display than Lumia 900, because it has a little bigger display, a lot better display pixels density and a way better resolution of 1280 x 720px.
Nokia Lumia 900 captures much better photographs and videos than Xperia Ion, although it has a lot worse video quality and a back facing camera with a much worse 8 mega pixels resolution. The Xperia Ion features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Nokia Lumia 900, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal storage capacity, the Xperia Ion also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 32 GB.
Xperia Ion features just a bit better battery life than Nokia Lumia 900, because it has a 4% bigger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Sony Xperia Ion is also cheaper.
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