Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 61.3 | 72.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0, 2.3 | -- |
| 2012-01-09 | 2016-05-18 |
| 5.20 x 2.68 x 0.42 inches | 6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 125.00 | $ 127.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | -- |
| 326 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.10 MP + 1.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.8 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1900mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 400 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G4 Plus has a score of 72.1, which is much better than the Xperia Ion's score of 61.3. Although the Moto G4 Plus is a little heavier than the Xperia Ion, it's a little bit thinner and also much newer. The Motorola Moto G4 Plus features just a bit better processing power than Xperia Ion, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xperia Ion has a slightly better screen than Moto G4 Plus, although it has a just a bit inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720px and a bit smaller display. Moto G4 Plus features a superior memory to store more games and applications than Xperia Ion, because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 128 GB and more internal memory.
Motorola Moto G4 Plus has a much longer battery duration than Sony Xperia Ion, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. The Moto G4 Plus features a lot better camera than Sony Xperia Ion, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Moto G4 Plus also has a much more megapixels back facing camera.
The Moto G4 Plus costs a bit more money than the Xperia Ion, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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