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Sony Xperia Ion
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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 61.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Oppo | Sony |
| Android 4.3 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0, 2.3 |
| -- | 2012-01-09 |
| 5.62 x 2.77 x 0.28 inches | 5.20 x 2.68 x 0.42 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.08 ounces |
| Blue and White | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 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 |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.10 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2410mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 400 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 4.4 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Ion is slightly better than OPPO R1S, with a 61.3 score against 55.7. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia Ion has the older 4.1.2 version while OPPO R1S has Android 4.3. The Sony Xperia Ion design is a bit heavier and way thicker than OPPO R1S. The Sony Xperia Ion has a bit sharper display than OPPO R1S, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1280 x 720px, the Sony Xperia Ion also counts with a just a bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen.
The OPPO R1S counts with a bit faster processor than Xperia Ion, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the OPPO R1S also has a graphics processing unit and a larger number of cores (and faster). The OPPO R1S features a superior camera than Sony Xperia Ion, because it has a back facing camera with a higher 13 megapixels resolution.
The Xperia Ion features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than OPPO R1S, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Xperia Ion also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 32 GB. The OPPO R1S features greater battery duration than Sony Xperia Ion, because it has a 27 percent greater battery size.
The Sony Xperia Ion is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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