Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 vs Sony Xperia ion LTE

Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660
samsung galaxy gio s5660
Sony Xperia ion LTE
sony xperia ion lte
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced January 2011 January 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - June 2012
Colors Black, Silver White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110.5 x 57.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.35 x 2.26 x 0.48 in )
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 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 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm QCT MSM7227-1 Turbo [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 278 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.14% 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 + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 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, 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, USB On-the-go
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, 278 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 610 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)