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LG Connect 4G MS840 vs Sony Xperia ion HSPA

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Sony
Announced
January 2012 April 2012
Status
Available - February 2012 Available - June 2012
Colors
Black Black, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
117 x 62 x 11.7 mm
(4.61 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight
137 g (4.83 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 840 pixels (242 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
61.23% 63.02%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8660 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
4 GB storage 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No Up to 86 kbps
Edge
No Up to 237 kbps
3G
Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR 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, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1540 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by
Up to 250 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
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