Samsung I909 Galaxy S vs Sony Xperia ion HSPA
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 |
Display
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 |
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 | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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 | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
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) |