Sony Xperia ion HSPA vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Sony Samsung
          Announced
          April 2012 May 2012
          Status
          Available - June 2012 Available - May 2012
          Colors
          Black, Red Blue, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
          (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
          136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
          (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
          Weight
          144 g (5.08 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          - LTE (regional)
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 220 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory) 16/32/64 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32 GB 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] 4.8 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          63.02% 65.84%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.9 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
          Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
          Edge
          Up to 237 kbps Class 12
          3G
          HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          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, USB Host 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 HTML, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          13.2 GB (12.9 GB user-available memory), 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC supported

          Battery

          Type
          Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
          Capacity
          1900 mAh 2100 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 400 h (2G)
          Up to 350 h (3G)
          Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 10 h (2G)
          Up to 4 h (3G)
          Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)

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