| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Sony Ericsson |
| Announced | |
| May 2012 | February 2011 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2012 | Available - March 2011 |
| Colors | |
| Black, Aqua, Sakura, Ceramic | Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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126 x 66 x 11.9 mm (4.96 x 2.6 x 0.47 in) |
119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in ) |
| Weight | |
| 149 g (5.26 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 2100 / 800 | HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) | Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] | 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 220 [Similar] | Adreno 205 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 11 GB storage | 400 MB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included |
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer | Yes, 720p |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] | Yes [Similar] |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Up to 86 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 237 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite |
| Internal | |
| 11 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 400 MB, 512 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included |
| 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 | |
| 1910 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 290 h (2G) Up to 310 h (3G) |
Up to 425 h (2G) Up to 413 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) Up to 7 h 10 min (3G) |
Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) |