Sony Xperia ion Specs

There are some cons, but overall, it is up to date, but the only catch is that it is rated 3 stars in CNet, yet, it had a 12 MP Camera, but the photo is not really good at all. The processor is a little behind, and the Android is stale.

Xperia Ion HSPA is very good phone for moderate users (not heavy or gamers). The camera is good but lost some function i.e. 3D sweep paronama on updating to Android 4.1.2. Display is fully awesome and packed with full entertainment.

Really happy with this phone. Even though it's S3 processor it performs like a champ. I have a HTC with same processor clocked at a higher speed and Sony still outperforms it which shows hardware and software are top notch. Built like a tank, handles drops no problem. HDMI output is really fun. You can control the phone with the factory TV remote and works with almost all new TV's even cheap brand ones like Vizio, Insignia, etc. 720p display looks amazing. Only problem is speakers sound terrible. Speaker is not even near the speaker grill and is muffled behind the rear (metal) cover. Still gets plenty loud though, just VERY poor quality. The screen is also not sensitive so typing is much harder vs other capacitive phones with panels like Gorilla Glass (which ion does NOT have) but you get used to it. Camera looks okay on viewfinder but once you take a picture it looks way better. Overall a really great phone