| Manufacturer | |
| Motorola | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| October 2011 | January 2013 | 
| Status | |
| Available - November 2011 | Released - February 2013 | 
| Colors | |
| Black | Black, White, Purple | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm (5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in) | 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 127 g (4.48 oz) | 146 g (5.15 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602 | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) | Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 | 
| Processor | |
| 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4430 chipset [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] | Adreno 320 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB storage | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] | Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Up to 107 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| Class 12 | 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 LE+EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 1780 mAh | 2330 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 304 h | Up to 550 h (2G) Up to 530 h (3G) | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 9 h 20 min | Up to 11 h (2G) Up to 14 h (3G) |