Samsung I909 Galaxy S vs Sony Xperia ion HSPA

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Sony
          Announced
          September 2010 April 2012
          Status
          Available - October 2010 Available - June 2012
          Colors
          Black Black, Red
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          123 x 64.2 x 10.8 mm
          (4.84 x 2.53 x 0.43 in)
          133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
          (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
          Weight
          123 g (4.34 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          - -
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
          Processor
          1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
          RAM
          N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16 GB storage 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory)
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.0 inches [Similar] 4.55 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          57.79% 63.02%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
          Video
          Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
          Front Camera
          Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Up to 86 kbps
          Edge
          Yes Up to 237 kbps
          3G
          EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          16GB storage 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory), 1 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
          USB OTG
          - Supported

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC supported

          Battery

          Type
          Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1500 mAh 1900 mAh
          Stand by
          - Up to 400 h (2G)
          Up to 350 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          - Up to 10 h (2G)
          Up to 4 h (3G)

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