| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| December 2012 | May 2012 | 
| Status | |
| Available - March 2013 | Available - July 2012 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, Pink, White | White, Black, Yellow | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm (4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in) | 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm (4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) | 110g (3.88oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1505 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1504 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 | 
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 200 [Similar] | Mali-400 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 4 GB (2 GB user available) | 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| No | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama | 
| Video | |
| Yes, FWVGA | Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer | 
| Front Camera | |
| No [Similar] | Yes [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Up to 86 kbps | Up to 86 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| Up to 237 kbps | Up to 237 kbps | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1, EDR | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, USB On-the-go support | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5, Adobe Flash | 
| Internal | |
| 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM | 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Ion | 
| Capacity | |
| 1530 mAh | 1305 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 530 h (2G) Up to 530 h (3G) | Up to 520 h (2G) Up to 460 h (3G) | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 12 min (2G) Up to 6 h 18 min (3G) | Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) Up to 5 h 30 min (3G) |