Sony Xperia Ion LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Ion LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Ion LTE runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos runs at 1.2 GHz, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 4.6 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Ion LTE features a LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos's TFT, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 0.3 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 LTE 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 LTE offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia Ion LTE receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos has a rating of 3.9.

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Sony Xperia Ion LTE
₹21,549
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
₹8,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

24 Jun, 2012
22 Jan, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S3
Broadcom BCM28155
(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
5 inches (12.7 cm)
LCD
TFT
720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Rear Camera

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
2 MP

Battery

1900 mAh
2100 mAh

Storage

16 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(237 ratings)
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, Qualcomm Snapdragon
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
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
TFT

Screen Size

4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)
5 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Pixel Density

319 ppi
187 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.46 %
64.17 %

Design

Height

133 mm
143.7 mm

Width

68 mm
77.1 mm

Thickness

10.6 mm
9.6 mm

Weight

144 grams
162 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED 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 fps
1280x720 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

1900 mAh
2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
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 4G
5G Not Supported

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat3)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

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

ANT+ support Document Viewer
N/A