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Samsung I929 Galaxy S II Duos vs Sony Xperia ion

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
December 2011 January 2012
Status
Available - September 2012 Available - Q2 2012
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
129.8 x 68.9 x 9.7 mm
(5.11 x 2.71 x 0.38 in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight
138 g (4.87 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.52 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (206 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.28% 63.02%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
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
16 GB 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
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS 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
Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/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 (MHL), USB On-the-go 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
16GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1800 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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