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vivo NEX A vs Sony Xperia ion LTE

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia ion LTE , vivo NEX A

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.

vivo NEX A 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver), screen 6.59", with resolution 1080x2316. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology LED-backlit LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.55" inch 6.59" inch
Screen area 57.1 cm2 107.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 63.1% 86.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 2316 px
PPI /points per inch/ 323 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12 MP, AF 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP Motorized pop-up 8 MP, f/2.0
Performance Operating system OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 616
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 3054
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1855
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5940
General specs Release date 2012, January 2018, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 133 Х 68 Х 10.8 mm 162 Х 77 Х 8 mm
Weight 144 g 199 g
Colors Black, White Black, Red
Battery 1900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 210 EUR 600 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
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Mini-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat15 800/150 Mbps
GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, BDS, GNSS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.57 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS To be confirmed
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 32-bit/192kHz audio -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 Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 22W

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Xperia ion LTE
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy NEX A
  • Screen 6.59"
  • Front camera 8 MP