Screen size
Xperia ion LTE4.6"
Xperia L4Winner: 6.2"+27%
Quick verdict
Xperia L4 leads the measured specs 10-2.
Measured wins
Xperia ion LTE
2
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Xperia L4
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Xperia ion LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Xperia L4
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Xperia ion LTE
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia L4
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Xperia ion LTE
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Xperia L4
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Xperia ion LTE
4, 17
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Xperia L4
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Speed
Xperia ion LTE
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Xperia L4
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Announced
Xperia ion LTE
2012, January. Released 2012, June
Xperia L4
2020, February 20. Released 2020, April 28
Status
Xperia ion LTE
Discontinued
Xperia L4
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia ion LTE
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm (5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
Xperia L4
159 x 71 x 8.7 mm (6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 in)
Weight
Xperia ion LTE
144 g (5.08 oz)
Xperia L4
178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM
Xperia ion LTE
Mini-SIM
Xperia L4
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Xperia ion LTE
-
Xperia L4
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Type
Xperia ion LTE
LED-backlit LCD,
Xperia L4
IPS LCD
Size
Xperia ion LTE
4.55 inches, 57.1 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia L4
6.2 inches, 89.8 cm2 (~79.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia ion LTE
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~323 ppi density)
Xperia L4
720 x 1680 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~295 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia ion LTE
Scratch-resistant glass
Xperia L4
-
OS
Xperia ion LTE
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Xperia L4
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
Xperia ion LTE
Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
Xperia L4
Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm)
CPU
Xperia ion LTE
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
Xperia L4
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Xperia ion LTE
Adreno 220
Xperia L4
PowerVR GE8320
Card slot
Xperia ion LTE
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Xperia L4
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Xperia ion LTE
16GB 1GB RAM
Xperia L4
64GB 3GB RAM
Other
Xperia ion LTE
-
Xperia L4
eMMC 5.1
Single
Xperia ion LTE
12 MP, AF
Xperia L4
-
Features
Xperia ion LTE
LED flash, panorama
Xperia L4
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Xperia ion LTE
1080p@30fps
Xperia L4
1080p@30fps
Triple
Xperia ion LTE
-
Xperia L4
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm Auxiliary lens
Single
Xperia ion LTE
1.3 MP
Xperia L4
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video
Xperia ion LTE
720p@30fps
Xperia L4
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Xperia ion LTE
Yes
Xperia L4
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia ion LTE
Yes
Xperia L4
Yes
WLAN
Xperia ion LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Xperia L4
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Xperia ion LTE
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Xperia L4
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Xperia ion LTE
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Xperia L4
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Xperia ion LTE
Yes
Xperia L4
Yes
Radio
Xperia ion LTE
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Xperia L4
FM radio
USB
Xperia ion LTE
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Xperia L4
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Xperia ion LTE
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Xperia L4
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other
Xperia ion LTE
ANT+ HDMI port MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player TrackID music recognition Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Xperia L4
-
Type
Xperia ion LTE
Non-removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery
Xperia L4
Li-Ion 3580 mAh
Stand-by
Xperia ion LTE
Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 350 h (3G)
Xperia L4
-
Talk time
Xperia ion LTE
Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Xperia L4
-
Music play
Xperia ion LTE
Up to 12 h
Xperia L4
-
Charging
Xperia ion LTE
-
Xperia L4
USB Power Delivery
Colors
Xperia ion LTE
Black, White
Xperia L4
Black, Blue
SAR
Xperia ion LTE
1.05 W/kg (head) 0.57 W/kg (body)
Xperia L4
-
SAR EU
Xperia ion LTE
0.87 W/kg (head)
Xperia L4
-
Price
Xperia ion LTE
About 210 EUR
Xperia L4
About 200 EUR
Models
Xperia ion LTE
-
Xperia L4
XQ-AD52, XQ-AD51