| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Sony |
| Announced | |
| February 2012 | Feb 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - Q3 2012 | Available - May 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Silver, Purple | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
263 x 180.8 x 8.5 mm (10.35 x 7.12 x 0.33 in) |
266 x 172 x 6.9 mm (10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in) |
| Weight | |
| 586 g (20.67 oz) | 495 g (17.46 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 | |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T33 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce [Similar] | Adreno 320 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB storage | 32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 64GB |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| No | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| No | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| No | HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 64GB |
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Non-removable, Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| (25Wh) | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 1230 h (2G) Up to 1270 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 10 h |