BLU Advance L4 vs Sony Xperia ion HSPA

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Advance L4: 40 g lighter

    Advance L4:
    104 g
    Xperia ion HSPA:
    144 g
  • Width

    Advance L4: 2.8 mm narrower

    Advance L4:
    65.2 mm
    Xperia ion HSPA:
    68 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Advance L4: 0.55 in smaller diagonal

    Advance L4:
    4 in
    Xperia ion HSPA:
    4.55 in
  • Height

    Advance L4: 8.7 mm shorter

    Advance L4:
    124.3 mm
    Xperia ion HSPA:
    133 mm
  • Release year

    Advance L4:
    2018
    Xperia ion HSPA:
    2012

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    Height:
    124.3 mm
    Width:
    65.2 mm
    Depth:
    10.4 mm
  2. 2. Xperia ion HSPA

    Height:
    133 mm +8.7 mm versus Advance L4
    Width:
    68 mm +2.8 mm versus Advance L4
    Depth:
    10.8 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    104 g

  2. 2. Xperia ion HSPA

    144 g

    +40 g versus Advance L4

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. Xperia ion HSPA

    Screen diagonal:
    4.55 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    57.1 cm²

Xperia ion HSPA has approximately 25.3% more rectangular screen area than Advance L4.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Advance L4: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB RAM

Xperia ion HSPA: Original memory entry

13.2 GB (12.9 GB user available) · 1 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Advance L4

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB

2. Xperia ion HSPA

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Advance L4

    1300 mAh

  2. 2. Xperia ion HSPA

    1900 mAh

    +600 mAh versus Advance L4

Specifications

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1. Advance L42. Xperia ion HSPA

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Advance L4, Xperia ion HSPA.
SpecificationAdvance L4Xperia ion HSPA
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 124.3 Х 65.2 Х 10.4 mm
  • 133 Х 68 Х 10.8 mm
Weight
  • 104 g
  • 144 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • LED-backlit LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 4.55" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user available)
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1900 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Advance L4, Xperia ion HSPA.
SpecificationAdvance L4Xperia ion HSPA
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 57.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 56.2%
  • 63.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 323 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Advance L4, Xperia ion HSPA.
SpecificationAdvance L4Xperia ion HSPA
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 12 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
Video
  • 480p
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Advance L4, Xperia ion HSPA.
SpecificationAdvance L4Xperia ion HSPA
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 220
Antutu 7 score *
  • 30215
  • 3021
General specs
General specs — specifications for Advance L4, Xperia ion HSPA.
SpecificationAdvance L4Xperia ion HSPA
Release date
  • 2018
  • September
  • 2012
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • White
  • Teal
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 50 USD
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G) Music play - Up to 12 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Advance L4, Xperia ion HSPA.
SpecificationAdvance L4Xperia ion HSPA
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Up to 86 kbps
Edge
  • Yes
  • Up to 237 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.08 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Advance L4, Xperia ion HSPA.
SpecificationAdvance L4Xperia ion HSPA
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Advance L4, Xperia ion HSPA.
SpecificationAdvance L4Xperia ion HSPA
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer For USA
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - ANT+ -HDMI port -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -TrackID music recognition -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input - Also known as Xperia ion lt28h