| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2013 | December 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - May 2013 | Available - December 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Gray, white |
| 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) |
262 x 180 x 8.9 mm (10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 495 g (17.46 oz) | 600 g (21.16 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 320 [Similar] | Mali-400MP [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 16/32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| Rear Camera | |
| 8.1 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR | Yes, 720p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| N/A | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) | Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host support |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 64 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 | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 890 h | Up to 2158 h (2G) Up to 1850 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h (multimedia) | Up to 64 h (2G) Up to 43 h (3G) |