| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| December 2013 | May 2013 | 
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - Q1 2014 | Coming Soon - May 2013 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Pink | Black, White, Pink, Mint | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
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                        128.5 x 66.7 x 9.8 mm  (5.06 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)  | 
                            
        131 x 67 x 10.5 mm  (5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 130 g (4.59 oz) | 141 g (4.97 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) | 
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 320 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 32 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor | 
| Video | |
| Yes | Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] | Yes, VGA [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| - | Stereo FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li-ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 2100 mAh | 2300 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 360 h (2G) Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 390 h (LTE)  | 
                        
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)  |