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Sony Xperia ZL vs Sony Xperia ion HSPA

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Sony
Announced
January 2013 April 2012
Status
Available - March 2013 Available - June 2012
Colors
Black, White Black, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6506
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6503
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Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
75.43% 63.02%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory)
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 70.4 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2370 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by
Up to 500 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
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