Sony Xperia Ion HSPA vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos

Comparing the Sony Xperia Ion HSPA vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos 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 Grand Duos runs at 1.2 GHz, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers 4.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Ion HSPA features a LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos's TFT, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA 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 Grand Duos offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers 1900 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos the better option for storage.

Sony Xperia Ion HSPA

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos

₹8,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

03 Jun, 2012

22 Jan, 2013

User Ratings

N/A	3.9/5 (3,379 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Broadcom BCM28155

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

32 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220

Broadcom VideoCore IV

RAM

1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD

TFT

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

5 inches (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

480x800 px

Pixel Density

326 ppi

187 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.69 %

64.17 %

Design

Height

133 mm

143.7 mm

Width

68 mm

77.1 mm

Thickness

10.80 mm

9.6 mm

Weight

144 grams

162 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

12.1 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30
720x480 @ 120

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1900 mAh

2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 10.1 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

HDMI

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document Viewer

N/A