Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion vs LG Optimus GK vs Sony Xperia Z2a

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG Sony
Announced January 2012 April 2013 June 2014
Status Available - Q2 2012 Coming Soon - Q2 2013 Coming Soon - July 2014
Colors Black, White Platinum White, Indigo Black Black, White, Turquoise
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
139.1 x 69.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.75 x 0.39 in)
137 x 72 x 11 mm
(5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen True Full HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen with Zerogap Touch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (440 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.02% 71.07% 69.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 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, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., HDR Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 3100 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
- Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
- Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)