Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion vs Sony Xperia M2 vs ZTE Grand X Plus Z826

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony ZTE
Announced January 2012 February 2014 December 2014
Status Available - Q2 2012 Available - May 2014 Available - December 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
144.6 x 73.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.69 x 2.91 x 0.38 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 150 g (5.29 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 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 - LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 4, 7, 17)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Scratch-Resistant Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches 4.8 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.02% 64.25% 64.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2300 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
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