Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion vs Amazon Kindle Fire
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| Manufacturer | Sony | Amazon |
| Announced | January 2012 | September 2011 |
| Status | Available - Q2 2012 | Available - November 2011 |
| Colors | Black, White | Black |
| Form Factor | Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension |
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in) |
190 x 120 x 11.4 mm (7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 in) |
| Weight | 144 g (5.08 oz) | 413 g (14.57 oz) |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | N/A |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | N/A |
| 4G Network | LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 | - |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
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| OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | Android OS, v2.3 (customized) |
| Processor | Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] |
| GPU | Adreno 220 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] |
| RAM | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | 16 GB | 8 GB storage |
| External Memory | microSD, up to 32GB | No |
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| Type | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | 4.55 inches [Similar] | 7.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] | 1024 x 600 pixels (170 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 63.02% | 60.16% |
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| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio |
| Games | Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
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| Rear Camera | 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] | N/A [Similar] |
| Flash | LED flash | N/A |
| Features | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization | N/A |
| Video | Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer | N/A |
| Front Camera | Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] | N/A [Similar] |
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| GPRS | Up to 86 kbps | No |
| Edge | Up to 237 kbps | No |
| 3G | HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | No |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support | Yes |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | No |
| Browser | HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML (Amazon Silk) |
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| Internal | 16 GB, 1 GB RAM | 8GB storage, 512 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | microSD, up to 32GB | No |
| USB OTG | Supported | - |
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| Type | Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | 1900 mAh | 4400 mAh |
| Stand by | Up to 400 h (2G) Up to 350 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | Up to 10 h (2G) Up to 4 h (3G) |
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