| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| August 2012 | March 2013 | 
| Status | |
| Available - October 2012 | Available - May 2013 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Gold, Pink | Black, White, Red | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm (4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in) | 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm (5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 124 g (4.37 oz) | 137 g (4.83 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 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) | 
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 200 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 4 GB | 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization | Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor | 
| Video | |
| Yes, VGA | Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | Yes, VGA [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 | Yes, with A-GPS support | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML | 
| Internal | |
| 4 GB, 512 MB RAM | 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 1750 mAh | 1750 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 607 h (2G) Up to 618 h (3G) | Up to 498 h (2G) Up to 454 h (3G) | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 5 h 36 min (2G) Up to 7 h 18 min (3G) | Up to 8 h 30 min (2G) Up to 9 h (3G) |