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Due to the combination of a power-hungry Snapdragon S3 processor and an external LTE chip, we knew the ion’s battery life would not be great. Judging from the poor results in the non-LTE Xperia S, we braced for the worst.
The Xperia ion delivered predictably poor battery life, rarely lasting no more than six hours on a single charge. We were rarely able to go a full day of even the most conservative usage without hitting the red by 3-4pm.
While in many ways the speed increase was well worth it (just look at the next section) this is not the phone to buy if you tend towards high mobility. The Snapdragon S4, with its integrated LTE chip and 28nm manufacturing process, really raised the bar for battery such as Acer PA1650 Ac Adapter , Acer ADP-65DB Ac Adapter , Acer ACC10H Ac Adapter , Acer Aspire 5600 Ac Adapter , Acer Aspire 1680 Ac Adapter , Acer Aspire 1690 Ac Adapter , Acer Aspire 1410 Ac Adapter , Acer Extensa 3000 Ac Adapter , Acer TravelMate 4060 Ac Adapter , Acer TravelMate 6000 Ac Adapter , Acer TravelMate 520 Ac Adapter , Acer TravelMate 4000 Ac Adapter life in next-generation devices, and based on the results we saw in the One X and Galaxy S III, the ion just doesn’t have the necessary hardware to match. We’re hoping that Sony can improve matters with its ICS update, but we’re not holding our breath.
Perhaps we should give the ion a break in terms of poor battery life, as the device pulled off the fastest LTE results we’ve ever seen from a smartphone. Time after time, across multiple locations, the ion obtained over 40Mbps from the Rogers network, at times approaching 50Mbps. The results proved themselves when downloading large files or loading web pages; anything usually bottlenecked by the network was practically instantaenous. While the device occasionally struggled to load heavy web pages, it was mainly due to the aging processor and not the stunningly fast baseband.
Calls over the Rogers network were also excellent, with clear and crisp sound from both ends. Audio quality, too, was fantastic from the headphone jack, though we could have done without the anemic, tinny sound from the rear speaker.
The device comes with 16GB of internal storage, around 2GB of which is dedicated to apps. As there is no possibility of microSD expansion, we were happy to see around 11.2GB available for media, music, photos and more.
The Xperia ion, despite being a decent Android phone, does not live up to its potential. Either due to aging hardware or aged software, the combination puts it miles behind the reigning Galaxy S III and One X in terms of performance, battery life and overall usability.
We’re hoping that with an update to Ice Cream Sandwich Sony is able to significantly improve one aspect of the equation, but we’re already looking towards Sony’s next generation of devices to see what the company can truly accomplish with the Android platform.