| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| December 2012 | February 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - January 2013 | Available - March 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black, Gold | Black/Orange |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm (4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in) |
109.4 x 58.6 x 11.6 mm (4.31 x 2.31 x 0.46 in) |
| Weight | |
| 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz) | 105.3 g (3.7.0.11 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1605 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1604 |
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar] | 800 MHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 200 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | N/A |
| Internal Memory | |
| 4 GB (2 GB user available) | 3 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32GB |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Up to 86 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 237 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 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 hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML |
| Internal | |
| 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM | 3 GB |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32GB |
| 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 | |
| 1530 mAh | |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 530 h (2G) Up to 530 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 12 min (2G) Up to 6 h 18 min (3G) |
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