| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| Feb 2013 | October 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - May 2013 | Available - November 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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266 x 172 x 6.9 mm (10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 in) |
263.8 x 177.8 x 8.9 mm (10.39 x 7 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 495 g (17.46 oz) | 603 g (21.27 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 2100 / 800 | - |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 1800 / 1500 / 2100 | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Exynos 5250 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 320 [Similar] | Mali-T604 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB storage | 16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64GB | No |
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2560 x 1600 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Up to 107 kbps | No |
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | No |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL | - |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 32 GB storage, 2GB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64GB | No |
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable, Li-Po Battery | Non-removable, Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 9000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 1230 h (2G) Up to 1270 h (3G) |
Up to 500 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 9 h |