Sony Xperia Ion HSPA vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Ion HSPA vs Samsung Galaxy Note 2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.6 GHz, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA runs at 1.5 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Note 2 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers 4.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note 2 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note 2 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Ion HSPA's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy Note 2 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 Note 2 offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion HSPA better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia Ion HSPA and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 feature a 1.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Sony Xperia Ion HSPA offers 1900 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Note 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia Ion HSPA and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Sony Xperia Ion HSPA
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy Note 2
₹20,942
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

03 Jun, 2012
27 Sep, 2012

Performance

Snapdragon S3
Samsung
(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.6 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1280x720 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
1.9 MP

Battery

1900 mAh
3100 mAh
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

N/A
4.5/5
(1,702 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Android v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

N/A
TouchWiz UI

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
Samsung

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz
Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220
Mali-400 MP4

RAM

1 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1280x720 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

326 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.69 %
68.4 %

Design

Height

133 mm
151.1 mm

Width

68 mm
80.5 mm

Thickness

10.80 mm
9.4 mm

Weight

144 grams
183 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes 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

N/A
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.9 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1900 mAh
3100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)
Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 35 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Stylus

N/A
Yes

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 Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document Viewer
N/A