Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) vs Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i)
Side by side comparison between Blu Tattoo Mini vs Sony Xperia ion phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i)
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!
2 Advantages 
30 Advantages | 7 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| FM / FM (RDS) |
| 2.1 + A2DP |
| MicroUSB 2.0 |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| Model | Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) |
| Other model names | BLU Tattoo Mini Q180, Blu Q180 Single SIM | Sony Xperia ion 4G LTE Unlocked LT28i, Sony Aoba |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Blu | Sony |
| Release date | 7/1/2011 | 6/4/2012 |
| Depth | 13 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 10.6 millimeters (0.42 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 55 x 99 millimeters (2.17 x 3.9 in) | 68 x 133 millimeters (2.68 x 5.24 in) |
| Weight | 54 grams (1.89 ounces) | 144 grams (5.04 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LED-Backlit LCD |
| Screen size | 2" inches | 4.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~23.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~64.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 220x176 pixels | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 4-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 141 PPI | 319 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine Sony Reality Display |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 (MSM8260) (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 220 (266MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| RAM memory | 32MB | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 64MB (200KB available) | 16GB (11.49GB available) |
| External storage | Until 8GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.048 Mbps | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| 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 | Not supported | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat3 (4, 17) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 1.3 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| 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 | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 1.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1280x1024 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| 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 | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones |
| Radio | FM | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4 | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AMR | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro HDMI Type D |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 750 mAh | 1900 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 6 hours | 4 hours |
| Standby | 600 hours (25 days) | 350 hours (14.6 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| Call control | Not supported | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver, Pink, Black, Blue • Flashlight Java framework | • Colors: Black, White PlayNow • SE Timescape Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Blu Tattoo Mini (Q180) | Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28i) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.05W/kg (head), 0.57W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.87W/kg (head) |