| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Announced | |
| February 2012 | September 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - May 2012 | Available - December 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in) |
144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm (5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 110 g (3.88 oz) | 145 g (5.11 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 | Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5 |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-400MP [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) | 16/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | dual-LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p@30fps, video light | 1080p@30fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | 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 | |
| Up to 107 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | v4.0, A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support | microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM | 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | 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 | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1320 mAh | 3050 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 260 h (2G) Up to 472 h (3G) |
Up to 500 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) Up to 5 h 36 min (3G) |
Up to 4 h |