Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs Sony Xperia Ion HSPA

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S Advance vs Sony Xperia Ion HSPA across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Ion HSPA runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance runs at 1.0 GHz, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers 4 inches, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S Advance features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Ion HSPA's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S Advance the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S Advance and Sony Xperia Ion HSPA feature a 1.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers a higher battery capacity with 1900 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers 1500 mAh, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S Advance the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance
₹5,999
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia Ion HSPA
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
03 Jun, 2012

Performance

ST-Ericsson NovaThor
Snapdragon S3
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
768 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
Super AMOLED
LCD
480x800 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

1500 mAh
1900 mAh

Storage

2 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(1,480 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz
Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400
Adreno 220

RAM

768 MB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi
326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

58.62 %
61.69 %

Design

Height

123.2 mm
133 mm

Width

63 mm
68 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm
10.80 mm

Weight

120 grams
144 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30
720x480 @ 120

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
1900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.33(3G) / Up to 15(2G)
Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document Editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF)
Document Viewer