Samsung Galaxy S2 vs Sony Xperia Ion HSPA

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S2 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 S2 runs at 1.2 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 S2 offers 4.3 inches, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S2 features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to Sony Xperia Ion HSPA's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S2 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 S2 offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers 1.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S2 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers a higher battery capacity with 1900 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S2 offers 1650 mAh, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy S2
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Summary

Release Date

28 Apr, 2011
03 Jun, 2012

Performance

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210
Snapdragon S3
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
Super AMOLED Plus
LCD
480x800 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

1650 mAh
1900 mAh

Storage

32 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.6/5
(951 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (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, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9
Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400
Adreno 220

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus
LCD

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

217 ppi
326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.48 %
61.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

125.3 mm
133 mm

Width

66.1 mm
68 mm

Thickness

8.49 mm
10.80 mm

Weight

116 grams
144 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
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

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30

Battery

Capacity

1650 mAh
1900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 18.33 Hours(2G)
Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
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