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HTC Velocity 4G vs Sony Xperia ion

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Sony
Announced
January 2012 January 2012
Status
Available - January 2012 Available - Q2 2012
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
126.1 x 57 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.24 x 0.44 in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight
163.8 g (5.75.0.28 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 1800 LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.5 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
77.52% 63.02%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB (13 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@60fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16 GB (13 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1620 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
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