Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion vs HTC 8XT vs HTC Desire 616

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC HTC
Announced January 2012 June 2013 Expected Announcement - Q2 2014
Status Available - Q2 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Rumored - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White Violet Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
132 x 66 x 9.9 mm
(5.2 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
142 x 71.9 x 9.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.83 x 0.36 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU Adreno 220 - Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.02% 60.39% 67.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
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, HSPA; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion 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)
- -