| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| August 2011 | January 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2011 | Available - March 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Gray |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1-20.6 mm (9.5 x 6.86 x 0.4-0.81 in) |
130.5 x 67.7 x 12 mm (5.14 x 2.67 x 0.47 in) |
| Weight | |
| 625 g (22.05 oz) | 148.5 g (5.22.0.18 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | - |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb), planned upgrade to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB storage | 4 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| SD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| SD, up to 32 GB | 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 | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 1700 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 400 h | Up to 570 h |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |