Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion vs Nokia Lumia 925 vs Nokia Lumia 1020

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Nokia
Announced January 2012 May 2013 July 2013
Status Available - Q2 2012 Available - June 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-892, RM-893
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-910
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - RM-893
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
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, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 225 Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.02% 63.18% 61.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels)
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash Xenon Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Optical image stabilization, Still image editor, Face recognition Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP wide Angle, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No No
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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BL-4YW) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover
Capacity 1900 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 384 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 18 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)