Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs Sony Xperia ion LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Micromax Sony
Announced February 2012 January 2013 January 2012
Status Available - April 2012 Available - February 2013 Available - June 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 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 SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6589 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 220
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB storage, 1 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.55 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 64.55% 63.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 4 GB storage, 1 GB 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 2000 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Up to 174 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 5 h Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)