Sony Xperia ion LTE

Platform

GPU
Adreno 220
CPU
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
OS
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Memory

Internal
16GB 1GB RAM
Card slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Main Camera

Video
1080p@30fps
Features
LED flash, panorama
Single
12 MP, AF

Selfie camera

Video
720p@30fps
Single
1.3 MP

Display

Protection
Scratch-resistant glass
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~323 ppi density)
Size
4.55 inches, 57.1 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
LED-backlit LCD,

Body

SIM
Mini-SIM
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz)
Dimensions
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)

Battery

Music play
Up to 12 h
Talk time
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Stand-by
Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G)
Type
Non-removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery

Sound

3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes

Features

 
ANT+
HDMI port
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
 
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Tests

Battery life
Audio quality

Misc

Price
About 210 EUR
SAR EU
0.87 W/kg (head)    
SAR
1.05 W/kg (head)     0.57 W/kg (body)    
Colors
Black, White

Comms

USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDS
NFC
Yes
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP, EDR
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Launch

Status
Discontinued
Announced
2012, January. Released 2012, June

Network

Speed
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
4G bands
4, 17
 
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
 
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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