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Sony Xperia ion vs LG Nexus 5

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony LG
Announced
January 2012 October 2013
Status
Available - Q2 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors
Black, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
4G Network
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.55 inches [Similar] 4.95 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.02% 70.86%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16/32 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB No
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
1900 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 17 h
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