| Nokia N86 8MP | Sony Xperia Ion LT28at |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Sony |
| Model | N86 8MP | Xperia Ion LT28at |
| Form factor | Slider | Block |
| Weight | 149 gram | 144.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 103 x 51 x 17 | 133.00 x 68.00 x 10.80 |
| Operating System | Symbian S60 | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  |  |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 2.1 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel (3280 x 2464 pixels) | 12.1 megapixels, autofocus, f/2.4, 16x digital zoom, image stabilizer, smile shutter, geo tagging, 3 |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | Pulsed LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 1080p |
| Second Camera | CIF (352 x 288) video recording, 15fps | 1.3 megapixel. 720p video capture |
| Display size | 2.6 inches | 4.55 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16700000 | 16700000 |
| Display width | 240 | 720 |
| Display height | 320 | 1280 |
| PPI | 153.85 | 322.77 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1.5 GHz, dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon. MSM8260 |
| GPU | NA | Adreno 220 |
| Memory | 8 GB. Expandable up to 16 GB with microSD card | 1 GB RAM. 16 GB internal storage. Expandable with microSD card up to 32 GB |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+ polyphonic, AMR, WMA | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, OGG, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, ACC-LC |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1200 mAh | 1900 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 315 | 400 |
| Talktime (m) | 378 | 400 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | NA | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |