Sony Xperia ion vs Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Sony Samsung
          Announced
          January 2012 March 2013
          Status
          Available - Q2 2012 Available - April 2013
          Colors
          Black, White White Frost, Black Mist
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
          (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
          136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
          (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
          Weight
          144 g (5.08 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.55 inches [Similar] 4.99 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          63.02% 72.15%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, Autofocus [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Drama Shot, Eraser, Sound and Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, Full HD 1080p@30fps [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS No
          Games
          Yes Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Up to 86 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Up to 237 kbps Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB
          USB OTG
          Supported 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
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1900 mAh 2600 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 400 h (2G)
          Up to 350 h (3G)
          Up to 350 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 10 h (2G)
          Up to 4 h (3G)
          Up to 17 h

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