Sony
Xperia Ion, introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 has
finally entered the Indian smartphone arena with a bang. At the same
time the market is already wooed by the striking performance of two high
end smartphone by major global vendors including Samsung Galaxy S3 and
HTC One X.
Hence,
if you are going for a phone upgrade and are confused, here is a best
brief comparison to give an idea on which one suits you completely.
Form Factor
Sony
Xperia Ion boasts a glossy black look and measures 133 x 68 x 10.6 mm
and weighs 144 grams. While, Galaxy S3 also has a plasticy body and
curved back. The handset measures 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6mm and weighs 133
grams. On the other hand, HTC One X boasts a candybar look and
measures134.8 x 69.9 x 8.9mm in thickness and weighs the lightest at
approximately 130 grams.
Display
Xperia
Ion sports a 4.6 inch Reality display with a resolution of 1280 x 720
pixels, with 313 ppi pixel density. The display is scratch resistant and
shatter proof. The multi-touch capacitive touchscreen is powered with
the Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine.
Whereas,
Galaxy S3 features a massive 4.8-inch Super AMOLED capacitive display
with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, with 306 ppi pixel density. The multi-touch display is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 2.
In
comparison, HTC One X features a vivid 4.7-inch Super LCD 2 capacitive
touchscreen. The resolution of the display is 720 x 1280 pixels with a
pixel density of 313 pixels per inch (ppi).
Operating System
All
the three bold and beautiful smartphones run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich OS. However, the Galaxy S3 and HTC are reported to receive the
official Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade soon.
Processor
Xperia
Ion is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
processor while the Galaxy S3 is 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos 4 Quad
processor. When it comes to HTC’s offering, the Indian version of One X
is powered by NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset with quad-core 1.5 GHz. So
basically, Xperia Ion processor is a little outdated, however, S3 and
One X are enthrusted with the latest Quad Core power.
Camera
Sony
Xperia Ion scores big in this category with its beefy 12 MP rear with
an LED flash and Exmor R sensor along with a front facing 1.3 MP camera
that can record 720p videos @ 30 fps. While, Galaxy S3 features an 8MP
rear camera with 3264×2448 pixels. The handset also packs a 1.9MP front
facing camera for video calling.
Moreover,
HTC One X also boasts an 8-megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash
along with other features such as simultaneous HD video and image
recording, geo-tagging, and face and smile detection and the Xperia Ion
like 1.3 MP front camera.
Memory
In
India, all the three smartphones come with an internal storage option
of 16GB. However, the HTC One X does not support microSD card, while
Sony Xperia Ion and Samsung Galaxy S3 both offer microSD card slot for
expansion up to 32GB.
Connectivity
In
this section, all the three smartphones are packed with connectivity
features like Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi Hotspot,
Bluetooth with A2DP and micro USB 2.0 and USB on the go.
Battery
Xperia
Ion packs a 1900 mAh Li-ion battery that offers a talktime of 10 hours
and a standby time of 400 hours while while HTC One X is powered by
Li-ion 1800mAh battery delivering talk time for more than 8 hours.
The Galaxy S3 has the most powerful Li-Ion 2050mAh battery offers a talktime of 12 hours and a standby time of 790 hours.
Price
When
it comes to price tags, in comparison to Sony Xperia Ion priced at Rs
36,999 and Galaxy S3 16 GB available at Rs 38,400, HTC One X has the
lowest pricing at Rs 36,099. At the same time, S3′s 32 GB variant has
been launched recently at a price of Rs 41,500 approximately.
Verdict
If
you are not very particular about the processor of the handset, the
dual core Xperia Ion might be good choice. Moreover, the handset has an
excellent UI and overall form factor. However, it is fragile and not too
strong as compared to Galaxy S3. At the same time, HTC One X is the
lightest of all and is crowned by tech experts as the ‘King of Android
Phones.”
However, S3 has more software features including S Beam and Apple Siri like S Voice, although HTC One X Beats Audio
sound makes a big difference, when compared to the other two Android
heavyweights. But if you a camera fan, then Xperia Ion is the right
choice for you.
Source:Oneindia
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