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Sony Xperia Z vs Sony Xperia ion LTE

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia ion LTE , Sony Xperia Z

Sony Xperia ion LTE 2012 year of release, cpu Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, screen 4.55", with resolution 720x1280. Smartphone has 1 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia Z 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology LED-backlit LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.55" inch 5" inch
Screen area 57.1 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 63.1% 69.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 323 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 13.1 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, AF 13.1 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP 2.2 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 3054 20101
GeekBench 4 Single Core 538
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1331
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 930
General specs Release date 2012, January 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 133 Х 68 Х 10.8 mm 139 Х 71 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 144 g 146 g
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple
Battery 1900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 210 EUR 270 EUR
Battery life 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 Stand by time- Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Front/back glass, plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100   HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6603
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.57 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)     SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop 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 - Available on AT&T as Sony as Sony Xperia ion LT28at Also known as Xperia ion LTE lt28i Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - IP57 dust and water resistant -Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes - Also known as Sony Xperia C6603, Sony Xperia C6602, Sony Xperia Z LTE, Sony Xperia Z HSPA+

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Xperia ion LTE
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Xperia Z
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB