Sony Xperia Ion LTE vs Sony Xperia SL

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Ion LTE vs Sony Xperia SL 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 SL runs at a higher processing speed of 1.7 GHz, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE runs at 1.5 GHz, making Sony Xperia SL the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers a screen size of 4.6 inches, while Sony Xperia SL offers 4.3 inches, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia Ion LTE and Sony Xperia SL feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Sony Xperia Ion LTE and Sony Xperia SL feature a 12.1 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia SL offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.3 MP, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 0.3 MP, making Sony Xperia SL better for front camera photography.


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


Storage: Sony Xperia SL offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia SL the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia SL receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE has a rating of 4.1.

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Sony Xperia Ion LTE
₹21,549
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia SL
₹24,833
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

24 Jun, 2012
12 Sep, 2012

Performance

Snapdragon S3
Snapdragon S3
(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.7 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
LCD
LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

1900 mAh
1750 mAh

Storage

16 GB
32 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(237 ratings)
4.5/5
(277 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
Timescape UI

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Dual core, 1.7 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220
Adreno 220

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

319 ppi
342 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.46 %
62.18 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

133 mm
128 mm

Width

68 mm
64 mm

Thickness

10.6 mm
10.60 mm

Weight

144 grams
144 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.4

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4016 x 3012 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1900 mAh
1750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)
Up to 8.2 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
No

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
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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
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v3.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

HDMI

Yes
Yes

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

ANT+ support Document Viewer
N/A