Samsung Galaxy Note vs Sony Xperia Ion LTE

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note vs Sony Xperia Ion LTE across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Ion LTE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Note runs at 1.4 GHz, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Note offers a screen size of 5.3 inches, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 4.6 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Ion LTE's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy Note the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Note offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note offers a higher battery capacity with 2500 mAh, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 1900 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy Note and Sony Xperia Ion LTE offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy Note receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE has a rating of 4.1.

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Samsung Galaxy Note
₹8,888
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia Ion LTE
₹21,549
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

28 Oct, 2011
24 Jun, 2012

Performance

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
Snapdragon S3
(upto 1.4 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5.3 inches (13.46 cm)
4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
Super AMOLED
LCD
800x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

2500 mAh
1900 mAh

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.6/5
(1,383 ratings)
4.1/5
(237 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Processor

Dual core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9
Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4
Adreno 220

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

5.3 inches  (13.46 cm)
4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)

Resolution

800x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

285 ppi
319 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.86 %
64.46 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

146.85 mm
133 mm

Width

82.95 mm
68 mm

Thickness

9.65 mm
10.6 mm

Weight

178 grams
144 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.6
12.1 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

2500 mAh
1900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 17 Hours(2G)
Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat3)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
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