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Motorola ATRIX 4G vs Sony Xperia ion

General Info

Manufacturer
Motorola Sony
Announced
January 2011 January 2012
Status
Available - February 2011 Available - Q2 2012
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
117.8 x 63.5 x 11 mm
(4.64 x 2.5 x 0.43 in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
59.12% 63.02%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
ULP GeForce [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, 1080p (via future update) 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
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (charges may apply) 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
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16 GB storage, 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-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1930 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 8 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
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