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								Sony Xperia ion | 
							
								Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 | 
						
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| Manufacturer | Sony | Samsung | 
| Announced | January 2012 | February 2012 | 
| Status | Available - Q2 2012 | Available - May 2012 | 
| 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)  | 
                                                
                                                    118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm  (4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)  | 
					
| Weight | 144 g (5.08 oz) | 122 g (4.3 oz) | 
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 | - | 
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
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| OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | Android OS, v2.3 | 
| Processor | Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] | 
| GPU | Adreno 220 [Similar] | Mali-400MP [Similar] | 
| RAM | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 768 MB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | 16 GB | 4 GB storage | 
| External Memory | microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32GB | 
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| Type | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen | PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen | 
| Colors | 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | 4.55 inches [Similar] | 3.8 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] | 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 63.02% | 55.64% | 
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| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | Yes | Yes | 
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| Rear Camera | 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592x1944 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, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection | 
| Video | Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer | Yes, 720p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] | Yes, VGA [Similar] | 
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| 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, 14.4 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support | Yes, v2.0 microUSB | 
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML | 
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| Internal | 16 GB, 1 GB RAM | 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32GB | 
| USB OTG | Supported | - | 
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| Type | Standard battery, Li-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Ion | 
| Capacity | 1900 mAh | 1500 mAh | 
| Stand by | Up to 400 h (2G) Up to 350 h (3G)  | 
						Up to 670 h (2G) Up to 640 h (3G)  | 
					
| Talk Time | Up to 10 h (2G) Up to 4 h (3G)  | 
						Up to 16 h 20 min (2G) Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)  |