Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) All specs
Full specifications phone: Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) specs, detailed technical information, features, price and review. All about this phone.
Android phone with 1.5GHz Dual-core median processor provides good performance when performing some functions of the Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h).
With one SIM card slot, the Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) allows download up to 21 Mbps for internet browsing, but it also depends on the carrier.
Great connectivity of this device includes Bluetooth 2.1 + A2DP, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) and NFC to make mobile payments or connection to other devices.
Device with 144 grams including the battery. The Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) phone is relatively thin with 10.6mm thickness.
Summary
🔄 Android 4.1.2
TFT LED-Backlit LCD
60Hz
💽 ROM: 16GB
🤳 (front) 1.3MP
📱 Model features | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| Model | Xperia ion (3G LT28h) |
| Other model names | Sony Xperia ion HSPA LT28h, Sony Aoba |
| Country or region available | ![]() (Global, International) |
| Brand | Sony |
| Release date | 6/4/2012 |
| Depth | 10.6 millimeters (0.42 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 68 x 133 millimeters (2.68 x 5.24 in) |
| Weight | 144 grams (5.04 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported |
📲 Display | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit LCD |
| Screen size | 4.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~64.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 4-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 319 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz |
| Display features | Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine Sony Reality Display |
🤖 Operating System | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| System version | Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean |
| User Interface | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 (MSM8260) (45nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 220 (266MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 16GB (11.49GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 21/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported |
📷 Camera | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 12 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones |
| Radio | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV |
🔌 Connectivity | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Micro HDMI Type D |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported |
🔋 Battery | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1900 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours |
| Standby | 350 hours (14.6 days) |
➕ Other features | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Red PlayNow • SE Timescape Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | |
| Sony Xperia ion (3G LT28h) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.08W/kg (head), 0.97W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.02W/kg (head) |
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