Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB)
Side by side comparison between Sony Xperia ion vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4.6"
LED
LED
720x1280
12
MP
MP
1.3mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
1900
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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6.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340
50
MP
MP
13mp
4GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
5000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
5 Advantages 
24 Advantages | 16 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| +9 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| Model | Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) |
| Other model names | AT&T Sony Xperia ion 4G LTE, Xperia ion LT28at, Sony Aoba | Galaxy A15 5G SM-A156B/Dual-SIM NFC |
| Country or region available |  USA |  (Europe) |
| Brand | Sony | Samsung |
| Release date | 6/4/2012 | 12/16/2023, Announced: 12/11/2023 |
| Depth | 10.6 millimeters (0.42 inches) | 8.4 millimeters (0.33 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 68 x 133 millimeters (2.68 x 5.24 in) | 76.8 x 160.1 millimeters (3.02 x 6.3 in) |
| Weight | 144 grams (5.04 ounces) | 200 grams (7 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 4.6" inches | 6.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~64.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~84.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels (19.5:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 4-points | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 319 PPI | 396 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 90Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | 800nits[peak] |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| System version | Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread | Android 14 |
| Firmware update | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | One UI 6.1 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 | 64bit: MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ (6nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 2x 2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A76 (Dual-core) 6x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A55 (Hexa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 220 | ARM Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 306382 (v9), 364885 (v10) Geekbench: 1747 (v5), 1763 (v6) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 4GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 16GB (11.49GB available) | 128GB (108GB available) UFS 2.2 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 100/50 Mbps | 3000/1024 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat3 700/1700/2100 (Bands 4,17) | LTE Cat13 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | SA/NSA/Sub6 (1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78) |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA, Sub6 |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat13 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA, Sub6 |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 12 megapixels | (triple camera) 50 megapixels 5MP ultrawide f/2.2 2MP macro f/2.4 |
| Main camera resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 1080p@30fps 720p@120fps (slow motion) |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.3 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Micro HDMI Type D | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 5.3 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou, QZSS |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted) Gyroscope Virtual proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1900 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 25W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | 44 hours (1.8 days) |
| Standby | 350 hours (14.6 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine • Sony Reality Display • Video stabiliser • PlayNow • 3D sweep panorama • SE Timescape • Java framework | • Colors: Brave Black, Optimistic Blue, Magical Blue, Personality Yellow |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy A15 5G (SM-A156B/DSN 128GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.05W/kg (head), 0.57W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.87W/kg (head) | 0.796W/kg (head), 1.461W/kg (body) |