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Sony Xperia ion LTE vs Lava Iris X1

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Lava
Announced
January 2012 May 2014
Status
Available - June 2012 Available - May 2014
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
134 x 66 x 8.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.6 x 0.35 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16.7M colors
Size
4.55 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.02% 62.92%
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, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom BCM23550 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Broadcom VideoCore IV [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 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, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio with Recording
Games
Yes + Downloadable 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
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1900 mAh 1800 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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