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Sony Xperia Ion
LT28at| Global Score | |
| 61.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0, 2.3 | -- |
| 2012-01-09 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.20 x 2.68 x 0.42 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 125.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.10 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1900mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 400 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 has a global score of 79.5, which is a lot better than the Sony Xperia Ion's 61.3 overall score. Galaxy S7's design is newer and thinner than the Sony Xperia Ion's, but it is also a little heavier. The Galaxy S7 counts with a better looking display than Xperia Ion, because it has a way higher 1440 x 2560 resolution, a little bigger display and a much greater amount of pixels per inch in the display.
The Galaxy S7 has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia Ion, because it has more internal storage and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 200 GB. The Galaxy S7 features a quite superior hardware performance than Xperia Ion, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and more processing cores.
The Galaxy S7 has a really longer battery performance than Xperia Ion, because it has a 58% greater battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S7 captures greater pictures and videos than Xperia Ion, because although it has a camera in the back with a lower resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Galaxy S7 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bit cheaper, which makes buying this phone a simple decision.
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