Sony Xperia Ion LTE vs Sony Xperia M

Share  

Comparing the Sony Xperia Ion LTE vs Sony Xperia M 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 Sony Xperia M runs at 1.0 GHz, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a screen size of 4.6 inches, while Sony Xperia M offers 4 inches, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Ion LTE features a LCD display compared to Sony Xperia M'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 Sony Xperia M offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia Ion LTE and Sony Xperia M feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a higher battery capacity with 1900 mAh, while Sony Xperia M offers 1750 mAh, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia M offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia M the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia M receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE has a rating of 4.1.

...read more
Sony Xperia Ion LTE
₹21,549
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia M
₹9,990
(Out of Stock)
Add to Compare

Summary

Release Date

24 Jun, 2012
24 Aug, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S3
Snapdragon S4 Plus
(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
LCD
TFT
720x1280 px (HD)
480x854 px

Rear Camera

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

1900 mAh
1750 mAh

Storage

16 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(237 ratings)
4.2/5
(4,322 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 24, 2013
(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
TFT

Screen Size

4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x854 px

Pixel Density

319 ppi
245 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.46 %
57.34 %

Design

Height

133 mm
124 mm

Width

68 mm
62 mm

Thickness

10.6 mm
9.3 mm

Weight

144 grams
115 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1900 mAh
1750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)
Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 10.3 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

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
View More

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

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 Compass

Applications

ANT+ support Document Viewer
N/A