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Sony Xperia ion LTE vs HTC Rezound

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony HTC
Announced
January 2012 November 2011
Status
Available - June 2012 Available - November 2011
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)
129 x 65.5 x 13.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.58 x 0.54 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz) 170.1 g (6.0.04 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.55 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.02% 60.16%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash dual-LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps No
Edge
Up to 237 kbps No
3G
HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE Class 13
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 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, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1900 mAh 1620 mAh
Stand by
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 261 h
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 24 min
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