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Sony Xperia Ion HSPA vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2

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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S3

1 GB RAM

Samsung

2 GB RAM

Display

4.5" (11.43 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

12.1 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1900 mAh

4 talktime (3G)

3100 mAh

16 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

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Sony Xperia Ion HSPA is permanently discontinued.
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Samsung

CPU

Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics

Adreno 220

Mali-400 MP4

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

Display
Display Type

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 " (11.43 cm)

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

326 ppi

267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.69 %

68.4 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 133 mm
Width: 68 mm
Thickness: 10.80 mm

Height: 151.1 mm
Width: 80.5 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm

Weight

144 grams

183 grams

Colours

Black, White, Red

Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Pink

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

12.1 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30
720x480 @ 120

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

1.9 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30

Battery
Capacity

1900 mAh

3100 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 35 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 350(3G) / Up to 400(2G)

Up to 980 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

Storage
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 64 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Speed:
HSPA , EV-DO category Rev.A
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v4

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB Host, microUSB 2.0

HDMI

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Stylus

Applications

Document Viewer