Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS)
Side by side comparison between Sony Xperia ion vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite 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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6.7"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400
12.2
MP
MP
32mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
4500
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS)
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2 Advantages 
26 Advantages | 23 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Autofocus / PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| BSI sensor |
| 4G LTE / 4G LTE-A |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| +16 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| Model | Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) |
| Other model names | AT&T Sony Xperia ion 4G LTE, Xperia ion LT28at, Sony Aoba | Galaxy Note10 Lite SM-N770F/Dual-Sim (128GB + 6GB RAM) |
| Country or region available |  USA |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Sony | Samsung |
| Release date | 6/4/2012 | 1/21/2020, Announced: 1/3/2020 |
| Depth | 10.6 millimeters (0.42 inches) | 8.7 millimeters (0.34 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 68 x 133 millimeters (2.68 x 5.24 in) | 76.1 x 163.7 millimeters (3 x 6.44 in) |
| Weight | 144 grams (5.04 ounces) | 199 grams (6.97 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 4.6" inches | 6.7" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~64.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~87% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels (20:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 4-points | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 319 PPI | 393 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | HDR8 Always-On Display |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| System version | Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean | Android 12 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | One UI 2.0 / 3.1 / 4.0 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 9810 (10nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.7GHz Mongoose M3 (Quad-core) 4x 1.79GHz ARM Cortex-A55 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 220 | ARM Mali-G72 MP18 (572MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 341212 (v8) Geekbench: 2027 (v5.1) GFXBench: 25fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 6GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 16GB (11.49GB available) | 128GB (106GB available) UFS 2.1 |
| 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 Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| 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 | 1200/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 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 | UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat3 700/1700/2100 (Bands 4,17) | LTE Cat18 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| 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 Cat18 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 12 megapixels | (triple camera) 12.2 megapixels 12MP telephoto f/2.452mm1/3.6"1.0µmPDAFOIS2x-optical-zoom 12MP ultrawide f/2.212mm |
| Main camera resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 60 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 27mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.55" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.4µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 1080p@240fps |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.3 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 25mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.8" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.8µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 2 microphones |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| 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 Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| 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 | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 5.0 + 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 |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (under display) Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1900 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 25W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 350 hours (14.6 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| 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: Aura Glow, Aura Black, Aura Red • Stylus pen (Bluetooth) • Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor • Bixby • Samsung DeX • Samsung Pay |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Xperia ion (LTE LT28at) | Galaxy Note 10 Lite (SM-N770F/DS) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.05W/kg (head), 0.57W/kg (body) | 0.875W/kg (head), 0.646W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.87W/kg (head) | 0.291W/kg (head), 1.077W/kg (body) |