Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion vs Nokia Lumia 505

Sony Xperia ion
sony xperia ion
Nokia Lumia 505
nokia lumia 505
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced January 2012 December 2012
Status Available - Q2 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
118.1 x 61.2 x 11.3 mm
(4.65 x 2.41 x 0.44 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] 800 MHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 56K colors
Size 4.55 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.02% 53.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1900 mAh 1300 mAh (BP-3L)
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 15 min (3G)