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Sony Xperia Ion LTE vs Sony Xperia ZL

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Rs. 21,549
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 25,253
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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S3

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S4 Pro

2 GB RAM

Display

4.6" (11.68 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5" (12.7 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

12.1 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1900 mAh

4 talktime (3G)

2370 mAh

13 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 245 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 268 ratings

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Sony Xperia Ion LTE is permanently discontinued.
Sony Xperia ZL is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

Timescape UI

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064

CPU

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Graphics

Adreno 220

Adreno 320

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

Display
Display Type

LCD

LCD

Screen Size

4.6 " (11.68 cm)

5 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

319 ppi

441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.46 %

75.4 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 133 mm
Width: 68 mm
Thickness: 10.6 mm

Height: 131.6 mm
Width: 69.3 mm
Thickness: 9.8 mm

Weight

144 grams

151 grams

Colours

Black

Black, Red, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

12.1 MP, Primary Camera

13 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Video HDR

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps

Battery
Capacity

1900 mAh

2370 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 13 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 350(3G) / Up to 400(2G)

Up to 500 Hours(3G) / Up to 500 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
3G Speed:
HSPA , EV-DO category Rev.A
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1900(band 25)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat3)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
70.4 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps
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Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v4

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

HDMI

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

ANT+ support, Document Viewer