Sony Xperia Ion LTE

General Information

• Colors:
• Black, White

• SAR:
• 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.57 W/kg (body)    

• SAR EU:
• 0.87 W/kg (head)    

• Price:
• About 210 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100, HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

• 4G bands:
• LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700)

• Speed:
• HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2012, January. Released 2012, June

• Status:
• Discontinued

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)

• Weight:
• 144 g (5.08 oz)

• SIM:
• Mini-SIM

Display

• Type:
• LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 4.55 inches, 57.1 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~323 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Scratch-resistant glass

Platform

• OS:
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

• Chipset:
• Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

• CPU:
• Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion

• GPU:
• Adreno 220

Memory

• Card slot:
• microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

• Internal:
• 16GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• 12 MP, AF

• Features:
• LED flash, panorama

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 1.3 MP

• Video:
• 720p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 2.1, A2DP, EDR

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

• NFC:
• Yes

• Radio:
• Stereo FM radio, RDS

• USB:
• microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features

• Sensors:
• Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email

• Browser:
• HTML5, Adobe Flash, 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

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5, Adobe Flash, Non-removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G)

• Talk time:
• Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)

• Music play:
• Up to 12 h

Tests

• Audio quality:
• Noise -81.7dB / Crosstalk -38.5dB

• Battery life:
• Endurance rating 31h