| Manufacturer | |
| Sony Ericsson | Nokia | 
| Announced | |
| February 2011 | February 2012 | 
| Status | |
| Available - March 2011 | Available - June 2012 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange | Black, White, Red | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
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                        119 x 62 x 16 mm
  (4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )  | 
                            
        123.9 x 60.2 x 13.9 mm, 95.5 cc  (4.88 x 2.37 x 0.55 in, 3.76 cc)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 175 g (6.17 oz) | 169 g (5.96 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800  | 
                            HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | Nokia Belle OS | 
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] | 1.3 GHz ARM 11 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 205 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 400 MB | 16 GB storage, 1 GB ROM | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] | 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixe [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | Carl Zeiss optics | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization | 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Geo-tagging, Face Detection | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p | Yes, 1080p@30fps, 3x digital zoom (effective 26-74mm f/2.4 @1080p) | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes [Similar] | Yes, VGA; VGA@30fps video recording [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM t | 
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 33 | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Class 33 | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA | HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support | 
| Browser | |
| WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite | HTML5, Adobe Flash Lite | 
| Internal | |
| 400 MB, 512 MB RAM | 16 GB storage, 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported | 
| 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-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Ion | 
| Capacity | |
| 1500 mAh | 1400 mAh (BV-4D) | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 425 h (2G) Up to 413 h (3G)  | 
                            Up to 465 h (2G) Up to 540 h (3G)  | 
                        
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)  | 
                            Up to 11 h (2G) Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)  |