Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion LTE vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

Sony Xperia ion LTE
sony xperia ion lte
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)
xiaomi redmi note 3 (mediatek)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi
Announced January 2012 November 2015
Status Available - June 2012 Available - November 2015
Price - Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] PowerVR G6200 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2/3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.02% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 264 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
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