Sony Xperia ion Specs

4.55 inches 720 x 1280 pixels

12 MP 1.3 MP Front

MSM8260 1 GB RAM

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Sony Xperia ion Android Smartphone was launched in January 2012. It is running on the Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon processor with Adreno 220 GPU. The phone has 1 GB RAM and 16 GB of internal storage which is expandable using microSD, up to 32GB.

The Xperia ion has a 4.55 inches HD, 720 x 1280 pixels display with a pixel density of 323 ppi. Coming to cameras, it has a 12 MP rear camera and a 1.3 MP front camera for selfies. It has a microUSB port for data syncing and charging. There is a accelerometer sensor present on the Xperia ion. It is a single SIM smartphone with support for 4G LTE, USB OTG, Wi-Fi, FM Radio, Bluetooth and GPS too.

The Xperia ion runs on Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 and all this is powered by a 1900 mAh battery. It measures 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm (height x width x thickness) with a total weight of 144 grams including battery.

Detailed Specifications

General Info

Phone	Sony Xperia ion
Manufacturer	Sony
Announced	January 2012
Status	Available - Q2 2012
Colors	Black, White
Form Factor	Candybar
Dimension	133 x 68 x 10.8 mm (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Weight	144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type	LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors	16M colors
Size	4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution	HD, 720 x 1280 pixels [Browse Similar]
Pixel Density	323 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	63.02%
Multi-Touch	Yes

Hardware and OS

OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor	Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU	Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM	1 GB [Browse Similar]
Int. Memory	16 GB
Ext. Memory	microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera	12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash	LED flash
Features	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera	Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Connectivity

GPRS	Up to 86 kbps
EDGE	Up to 237 kbps
3G & 4G	HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
WI-FI	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser	HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal	16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage	microSD, up to 32GB
USB OTG	Supported

Multimedia

3.5 mm Jack
Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games	Yes
Loud Speaker

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type	Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity	1900 mAh
Stand by	Up to 400 hours (2G) Up to 350 hours (3G)
Talk Time	Up to 10 hours (2G) Up to 4 hours (3G)