Phone Comparison - Samsung I909 Galaxy S vs Sony Xperia ion HSPA

Samsung I909 Galaxy S
samsung i909 galaxy s
Sony Xperia ion HSPA
sony xperia ion hspa
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general 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 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 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 yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps 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 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)