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ZTE nubia N3 vs Sony Xperia ion LTE

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia ion LTE , ZTE nubia N3

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.

ZTE nubia N3 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 6.01", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology LED-backlit LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.55" inch 6.01" inch
Screen area 57.1 cm2 92.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 63.1% 77.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 323 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12 MP, AF 16 MP, f/2.2, PDAF -5 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP 16 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 7.1 (Nougat); nubia UI 5.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 3054
General specs Release date 2012, January 2018, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 133 Х 68 Х 10.8 mm 158.8 Х 75.6 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 144 g 190 g
Colors Black, White Obsidian Black, Space Gold, Nebula Red
Battery 1900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 210 EUR 300 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 Hybrid 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 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
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 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.1, 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 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -DTS Sound
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, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Xperia ion LTE
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy nubia N3
  • Screen 6.01"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB