Sharp Aquos SH8298U vs Sony Xperia Ion LTE

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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.

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Sharp Aquos SH8298U
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia Ion LTE
₹21,549
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

12 Sep, 2011
24 Jun, 2012

Performance

Snapdragon S2
Snapdragon S3
(upto 1.4 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
512 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)
4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
LCD
LCD
540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

1240 mAh
1900 mAh

Storage

2 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(1 rating)
4.1/5
(237 ratings)

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General

Operating System

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

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Processor

1.4 GHz
Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205
Adreno 220

RAM

512 MB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

4.2 inches  (10.67 cm)
4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

262 ppi
319 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

58.41 %
64.46 %

Design

Height

130 mm
133 mm

Width

64 mm
68 mm

Thickness

13.00 mm
10.6 mm

Weight

139 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

N/A
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

1920x1080
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

1240 mAh
1900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
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 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 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

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document Viewer/Editor
ANT+ support Document Viewer