At A Glance
The Sony Xperia Ion sounds impressive on paper, but has a few shortcomings that keep it from being on top.
Manufacturer’s Description
Smiling faces, remarkable places. Captured in pics or HD video. Share with all of your friends on Facebook, YouTube or any screen you have at home. Want more? Access millions of songs, videos and games from all major studios and labels. Listen, watch, or play directly from your Xperia ion.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor type | Qualcomm |
| Processor speed | 1.5 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 0.0010 MB |
| Display | |
| Brightness | 105.0 lumens |
| Display size | 4.6 inches |
| Display type | Touch Screen |
| Resolution | 1280 x 720 pixels |
| Storage | |
| Internal Memory | 16.0 MB |
| Other storage | Micro SD |
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion |
| Vendor Rated Talk Time | 10.0 hours |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | 0.30625 pounds |
| Storage Media | |
| SD card | Micro SD |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Android |
Performance
| Operating System | |
|---|---|
| Operating System Tested | Android |
| Operating System Version Tested | 2.3.7 |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Geekbench | 850 Seconds |
| AndEBench Native | 4387 Seconds |
| AndEBench Java | 156 Seconds |
| Browser Speed (Javascript Benchmark) | 2.48 Seconds |
| Average Page Load Time | 17.1 Seconds |
| GLBenchmark: Egypt Offscreen | 34 Average Frames per Second |
| GLBenchmark: Pro Offscreen | 50 Average Frames per Second |
| Webvizbench (HTML 5 Benchmark) | 3.5 Average Frames per Second |
| File Transfer Speed | 14 MB per Second |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life Average | 6:33 Hours:Seconds |
| Recharge Time | 1:42 Hours:Seconds |
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