Sharp Aquos SH8298U vs Sony Xperia Ion LTE

Comparing the Sharp Aquos SH8298U 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 Sharp Aquos SH8298U runs at 1.4 GHz, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the better performer.

Display: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a screen size of 4.6 inches, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers 4.2 inches, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the larger display of the two. Both Sharp Aquos SH8298U and Sony Xperia Ion LTE feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Sharp Aquos SH8298U and Sony Xperia Ion LTE feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a higher battery capacity with 1900 mAh, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers 1240 mAh, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 16 GB, making Sharp Aquos SH8298U the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Xperia Ion LTE receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U has a rating of 4.

Sharp Aquos SH8298U

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia Ion LTE

₹21,549

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

12 Sep, 2011

24 Jun, 2012

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

4/5

(1 rating)

4.1/5

(237 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

1.4 GHz

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205

Adreno 220

Adreno 810

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

4.6 inches (11.68 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

262 ppi

319 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

58.41 %

64.46 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

130 mm

133 mm

164.4 mm

Width

64 mm

68 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

13.00 mm

10.6 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

139 grams

144 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

12.1 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

N/A

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1240 mAh

1900 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

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

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB

16 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v2.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document Viewer/Editor

ANT+ support Document Viewer

N/A

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