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Sony Xperia ion LTE vs Sony Xperia T3

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Sony
Announced
January 2012 June 2014
Status
Available - June 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
150.7 x 77 x 7 mm
(5.93 x 3.03 x 0.28 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D5103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5102
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5106
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5103
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.55 inches [Similar] 5.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.02% 66.78%
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 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928-2 Snapdragon 400 (D5103/D5106)/ Qualcomm MSM8228 (D5102) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 8 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - D5102); HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
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 8 GB, 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1900 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 639 h (2G)
Up to 688 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 46 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 47 min (3G)
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