Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Sony Xperia ion HSPA Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 or Sony Xperia ion HSPA Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy Note 3 | Sony Xperia ion HSPA | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2013, September | 2012, April | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm | 5.95 x 5.95 x 3.12 in | 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm | 5.24 x 5.24 x 2.68 in | |
| Weight | 168 g | 5.93 oz | 144 g | 5.08 oz | |
| Body Build | Plastic body | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White | Black, Red | |
| Battery | 3200 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | 1900 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 420 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G) |
Stand by time - Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G) Music play - Up to 12 h |
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| Approximate price | 420 EUR | 250 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | LED-backlit LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.7" in | 4.55" in | |
| Screen area | 89.6 cm2 | 57.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 74.8% | 63.1% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 1920 px | 720 x 1280 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 386 PPI | 323 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Scratch-resistant glass | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 13 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF | -12 MP, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000) | 1080p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 2 MP, Single | 1.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) | 1.3 MP | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 720p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop) | Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000 |
- Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3 | |
| CPU | - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002 -Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000 |
- Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion | |
| GPU | Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000 |
Adreno 220 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 16/32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 13.2 GB (12.9 GB user available), 1 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 141 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 467 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 761 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 1968 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 2235 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 829 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Micro-SIM | Micro-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - N9005 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100) - N900W8 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Up to 86 kbps | |
| Edge | Yes | Up to 237 kbps | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | 2.1, A2DP, EDR | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.29 W/kg (head) 0.36 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.08 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port | - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Air gestures -Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) --Stylus |
- 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 |
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| Versions |
- Versions: N9000 (3G); N9005 (3G/LTE) Also known as Samsung Galaxy Note III; Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9002 with dual-SIM card slots |
- Also known as Xperia ion lt28h |
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