| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| August 2012 | Expected Announcement - Q2 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2012 | Rumored - Q3 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Gold, Pink | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm (4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in) |
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| Weight | |
| 124 g (4.37 oz) | - |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar] | Quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805/ Exynos 5433 |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 200 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 4 GB | 16/32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | Yes |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization | Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, VGA | Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | - |
| 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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 4 GB, 512 MB RAM | 16/32/64 GB storage, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 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 | - |
| Capacity | |
| 1750 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 607 h (2G) Up to 618 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 5 h 36 min (2G) Up to 7 h 18 min (3G) |
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