Sony Xperia Ion LTE vs Sony Xperia SP

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


Display: Both Sony Xperia Ion LTE and Sony Xperia SP offer the same screen size of 4.6 inches, but Sony Xperia Ion LTE features a LCD display compared to Sony Xperia SP'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 SP offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia Ion LTE better for rear camera photography.


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


Battery: Sony Xperia SP offers a higher battery capacity with 2370 mAh, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 1900 mAh, making Sony Xperia SP better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia SP offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Xperia Ion LTE offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia SP the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia Ion LTE and Sony Xperia SP both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

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Sony Xperia Ion LTE
₹21,549
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia SP
₹17,990
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

24 Jun, 2012
30 Apr, 2013

Performance

Snapdragon S3
Snapdragon S4 Pro
(upto 1.5 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1.7 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
LCD
TFT
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

1900 mAh
2370 mAh

Storage

16 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(237 ratings)
4.1/5
(2,959 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 30, 2013
(Official)

Operating System

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

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T

Processor

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

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220
Adreno 320

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
TFT

Screen Size

4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)
4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

319 ppi
319 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.46 %
66.41 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

133 mm
130.6 mm

Width

68 mm
67.1 mm

Thickness

10.6 mm
9.98 mm

Weight

144 grams
155 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps
Full 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
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

1900 mAh
2370 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)
Up to 18.88 Hours(3G) / Up to 10.41 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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 a/b/g/n)

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
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

ANT+ support Document Viewer
Google Play Store Google Chrome Google Voice Search Google Maps etc.