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Sony Xperia Ion
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| Global Score | |
| 61.3 | 67.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0, 2.3 | -- |
| 2012-01-09 | 2018-10-10 |
| 5.20 x 2.68 x 0.42 inches | 6.31 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| $ 210.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 13.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.10 MP + 1.30 MP | 20.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1900mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 400 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Honor 8X is a bit better than Sony Xperia Ion, with a overall score of 67.3 against 61.3. Honor 8X is a newer and noticeably thinner cellphone than Sony Xperia Ion, but it is also heavier. Xperia Ion features a bit more vivid display than Honor 8X, although it has a lot lower 1280 x 720px resolution, a bit lower pixels quantity in each inch of display and a way smaller display.
Honor 8X has a more powerful processing unit than Xperia Ion, because it has 3 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores (and also faster). The Honor 8X features a very superior camera than Xperia Ion, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Honor 8X also has a much more mega-pixels camera.
Honor 8X features a superior memory to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Ion, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 400 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Honor 8X has a much better battery performance than Sony Xperia Ion, because it has a 97 percent greater battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Honor 8X is also by far the cheapest one.
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