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Sony Xperia ion vs LG Optimus G E970

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony LG
Announced
January 2012 September 2012
Status
Available - Q2 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors
Black, White Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 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 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.55 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.02% 66.97%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

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, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL 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, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1900 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 324 h
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 10 h
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