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On 2012-01-11 07:05:32, Big_D wrote:
1) Xperia Ion and the Xperia S are 2 different phones?
There are minor differences, yes.
On 2012-01-11 07:05:32, Big_D wrote:
- Ion is 4.6", S is 4.3".
Yes.
On 2012-01-11 07:05:32, Big_D wrote:
- Ion is thicker than S.
Yes, but not by much (10.8 mm vs 10.6). It is slighty taller and wider as well (133x68x10.8 vs 128x64x10.6).
On 2012-01-11 07:05:32, Big_D wrote:
- Ion is 4G LTE, S is unknown. nowhere did it says S is 4G.
S does not support LTE.
On 2012-01-11 07:05:32, Big_D wrote:
- the buttons, Ion have 4, S have 3 and a clear bar underneath them.
It appears so. However on the Xperia S the soft touch buttons are located at the clear bar, not above. The clear bar also functions as notification LED if I have not misunderstood it.
On 2012-01-11 07:05:32, Big_D wrote:
- Memory card slot: Ion says microSD, up to 32GB, which means it's removable, S says 32GB eMMC, is that removable? I need confirmation.
S : 32 GB non-removable eMMC and no microSD.
ION: 16 GB non-removable eMMC + microSD supporting sizes up to 32 GB.
On 2012-01-11 07:05:32, Big_D wrote:
3) Is the battery removable? rumors says that the Xperia S isn't.
Neither one has removable battery.
On 2012-01-11 07:05:32, Big_D wrote:
I hope it uses the same battery as the Xperia x10 and Xperia PLAY, cuz I have BST-41 and hope to get the best out of them once I switch to a new phone.
Both use bigger batteries (S=1750 and ION=1900) and hence are not compatible with BST-41 anyway.
[ This Message was edited by: Arne Anka on 2012-01-11 15:19 ]
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Posted: 2012-01-11 11:17:45
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On 2012-01-11 11:17:45, Arne Anka wrote:
Haven't noticed if ION has 4 soft touch buttons to be honest. What would be the 4:th button be used for ?
Search.
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Posted: 2012-01-11 11:24:19
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I like the magnesium frame... very
... things seem to be looking good for Sony...
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Posted: 2012-01-11 15:50:32
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On 2012-01-11 11:24:19, xell wrote:
On 2012-01-11 11:17:45, Arne Anka wrote:
Haven't noticed if ION has 4 soft touch buttons to be honest. What would be the 4:th button be used for ?
Search.
I see. Changed my previous comment accordingly.
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Posted: 2012-01-11 16:21:21
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On 2012-01-11 08:52:54, Prom1 wrote:
@Big D,
T-Mobile USA uses "4G" being HSPA ... they don't own LTE license do they? Either way the bands for HSPA on T-Mobile USA is different than AT&T's so you're better off getting the Xperia S.
despite the LTE, would the Ion 4G be used when on the T-mobile USA network, or revert back to 3G?
btw, what is the T-Mobile USA network 4G bands?
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Posted: 2012-01-11 16:22:07
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On 2012-01-11 16:22:07, Big_D wrote:
On 2012-01-11 08:52:54, Prom1 wrote:
@Big D,
T-Mobile USA uses "4G" being HSPA ... they don't own LTE license do they? Either way the bands for HSPA on T-Mobile USA is different than AT&T's so you're better off getting the Xperia S.
despite the LTE, would the Ion 4G be used when on the T-mobile USA network, or revert back to 3G?
btw, what is the T-Mobile USA network 4G bands?
The T-Mobile 3G/4G bands in the US are 1700/1900MHz. T-Mobile uses HSDP+. They do not have LTE 4G.
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Posted: 2012-01-11 16:35:33
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Because the Ion will be AT&T exclusive there is no way to de-brand it to get rid of all the useless AT&T crap on the phone. Not just that but AT&T take to much time to update the software on the phones.
When I got my X10 it was very simple to de-brand it because it was a global phone.
The only option to get rid of the AT&T crap would be to flash an XDA rom or CyanogenMod and to lose most of the Sony customization.
Dose anyone else know if there are any other option?
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Posted: 2012-01-11 16:41:55
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Some very interesting details regarding the ION.
http://developer.sonyericsson[....]ria-smartphone-supporting-lte/[ This Message was edited by: DACHA on 2012-01-11 18:20 ]
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Posted: 2012-01-11 19:17:34
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PhoneArena sample photos and videos from the Xperia Ion camera, also a comparison with a Panasonic point and shoot. They and the readers seem mighty impressed with the camera performance
http://www.phonearena.com/new[....]on-12MP-camera-samples_id25777
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Posted: 2012-01-12 05:00:52
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looks pretty good to me... i'm still going with the S though. they should have same camera quality though..
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Posted: 2012-01-12 05:48:41
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