Sony Xperia Ion HSPA vs Nokia Lumia 920

Comparing the Sony Xperia Ion HSPA vs Nokia Lumia 920 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia Ion HSPA and Nokia Lumia 920 run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.

Display: Both Sony Xperia Ion HSPA and Nokia Lumia 920 offer the same screen size of 4.5 inches, but Nokia Lumia 920 features a IPS LCD display compared to Sony Xperia Ion HSPA's LCD, making Nokia Lumia 920 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Nokia Lumia 920 offers 8.7 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia Ion HSPA and Nokia Lumia 920 feature a 1.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nokia Lumia 920 offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers 1900 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 920 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nokia Lumia 920 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers 16 GB, making Nokia Lumia 920 the better option for storage.

Sony Xperia Ion HSPA

(Discontinued)

Nokia Lumia 920

₹40,699

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

03 Jun, 2012

10 Jan, 2013

User Ratings

N/A	4.3/5 (1,874 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Windows v8

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220

Adreno 225

RAM

1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

768x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

326 ppi

332 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.69 %

62.48 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Design

Height

133 mm

130.3 mm

Width

68 mm

70.8 mm

Thickness

10.80 mm

10.7 mm

Weight

144 grams

185 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

12.1 MP
Primary Camera

8.7 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

3405 x 2554 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

4 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30
720x480 @ 120

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

1.2 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1900 mAh

2000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A	4G Bands: FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1700(band 4) / 700(band 17)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document Viewer

N/A