| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Announced | |
| February 2013 | February 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - May 2013 | Available - April 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Titanium Gray, Champagne Gold, Hot Pink |
| 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) |
143.5 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm (5.65 x 2.87 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 495 g (17.46 oz) | 141 g (4.97 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100 |
| 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, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 320 [Similar] | Adreno 320 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | No |
| Rear Camera | |
| 8.1 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR | Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| No | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | |
| No | Class 10, 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | |
| N/A | DC-HSPA+, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 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/ac/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | No |
| 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 | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 2400 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 890 h | Up to 410 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h (multimedia) | Up to 19 h |