Sony Xperia Ion HSPA vs Nokia Lumia 920

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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.

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Sony Xperia Ion HSPA
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Summary

Release Date

03 Jun, 2012
10 Jan, 2013
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Snapdragon S3
Snapdragon S4
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1.5 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
768x1280 px (HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
12.1 MP
Primary Camera
8.7 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
1.3 MP
1.2 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
1900 mAh
2000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

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

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Windows v8
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz
Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220
Adreno 225
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

1 GB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
768x1280 px (HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
332 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.69 %
62.48 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v2
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

133 mm
130.3 mm
162.7 mm

Width

68 mm
70.8 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

10.80 mm
10.7 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

144 grams
185 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
8.7 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
3405 x 2554 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
4 x Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30
720x480 @ 120
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1900 mAh
2000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)
Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1700(band 4) / 700(band 17)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

HDMI

Yes
No
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Document Viewer
N/A
N/A

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