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Sony Xperia ion LTE
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Full Specifications September 4, 2026
Sony Xperia ion LTE Android 2.3
Sony · 2012

Sony Xperia ion LTE

Sony Xperia ion LTE Android smartphone. Announced Jan 2012. Features 4.55″ display, Snapdragon S3 chipset, 12 MP primary camera, 1.3 MP front camera, 1900 mAh battery, 16 GB storage, 1000 MB RAM, Scratch-resistant glass.

Display 4.55"
Chipset Snapdragon S3
RAM 1 GB
Storage 16GB storage, microSDHC
Camera 12 MP
Battery 1900 mAh
OS Android 2.3, 4.0, up to 4.1.2
Build 144g, 10.8mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2012, January. Released 2012, June
Status Discontinued

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

Display

Type LED-backlit LCD,
Size 4.55 inches, 57.1 cm 2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~323 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (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

Body

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

Battery

Type 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

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

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

Network

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

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
featuresother 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

Our Tests

Audio quality Noise -81.7dB / Crosstalk -38.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 31h

Misc

Colors Black, White
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.57 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2012, January. Released 2012, June
Status Discontinued
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
Type LED-backlit LCD,
Size 4.55 inches, 57.1 cm 2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~323 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM
Single 12 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Single 1.3 MP
Video 720p@30fps
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
Type 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
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 4, 17
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
featuresother 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
Audio quality Noise -81.7dB / Crosstalk -38.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 31h
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
PhoneInsight Benchmark
29.1/100
Entry-level

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Processor 21.5
Display 54.7
Camera 49
Battery 36.8
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