LG Nexus 5 vs Sony Xperia ion LTE

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

  Nexus 5: 14 g lighter

  Nexus 5:

  130 g

  Xperia ion LTE:

  144 g

• Width

  Xperia ion LTE: 1.2 mm narrower

  Nexus 5:

  69.2 mm

  Xperia ion LTE:

  68 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia ion LTE: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  Nexus 5:

  4.95 in

  Xperia ion LTE:

  4.55 in

• Memory variants

  At 16 GB storage

  Nexus 5:

  2 GB RAM

  Xperia ion LTE:

  1 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Nexus 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

  Xperia ion LTE:

  Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

• Depth

  Nexus 5: 2.2 mm thinner

  Nexus 5:

  8.6 mm

  Xperia ion LTE:

  10.8 mm

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. Nexus 5

   Height:

   137.9 mm +4.9 mm versus Xperia ion LTE

   Width:

   69.2 mm +1.2 mm versus Xperia ion LTE

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

2. 2. Xperia ion LTE

   Height:

   133 mm

   Width:

   68 mm

   Depth:

   10.8 mm +2.2 mm versus Nexus 5

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. Nexus 5

   Screen diagonal:

   4.95 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   67.5 cm²

2. 2. Xperia ion LTE

   Screen diagonal:

   4.55 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   57.1 cm²

Nexus 5 has approximately 18.4% more rectangular screen area than Xperia ion LTE.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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