Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion LTE vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Samsung Galaxy Trend II S7570

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Samsung
Announced January 2012 February 2013 April 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
121.5 x 63.1 x 11.1 mm
(4.78 x 2.48 x 0.44 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 128.5 g (4.52.0.18 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 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 512 MB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB storage -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 4.55 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.02% 59.47% 59.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] No [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 HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
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 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 1430 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
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