Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Sony Xperia ion

Samsung Galaxy Ace
samsung galaxy ace
Sony Xperia ion
sony xperia ion
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced January 2011 January 2012
Status Available - February 2011 Available - Q2 2012
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 63.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1350 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)