| Manufacture | Sony | Samsung |
| Model | Xperia Ion LT28at | SGH-U600 |
| Form factor | Block | Slider |
| Weight | 144 gram | 81.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 133 x 68 x 10.8 | 103.00 x 50.00 x 11.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 850/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
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| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 2.1 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 12.1 megapixels, autofocus, f/2.4, 16x digital zoom, image stabilizer, smile shutter, geo tagging, 3 | 3.2 Megapixels. 4x digital zoom. Autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | Pulsed LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | NA |
| Second Camera | 1.3 megapixel. 720p video capture | NA |
| Display size | 4.55 inches | 2.22 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16700000 | 262000 |
| Display width | 720 | 240 |
| Display height | 1280 | 320 |
| PPI | 322.77 | 180.18 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.5 GHz, dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon. MSM8260 | NA |
| GPU | Adreno 220 | NA |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM. 16 GB internal storage. Expandable with microSD card up to 32 GB | 60 MB. Expandable with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, OGG, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, ACC-LC | MP3, AAC, AAC+, RA, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1900 mAh | NA |
| Standby time (h) | 400 | 345 |
| Talktime (m) | 400 | 270 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | 2.0 XHTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | NA |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | NA |
| Voicememo | | NA |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
