| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| May 2013 | March 2013 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - May 2013 | Available - April 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Pink | White Frost, Black Mist |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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135 x 71 x 10.5 mm (5.31 x 2.8 x 0.41 in) |
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 145 g (5.11 oz) | 130 g (4.59 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | LTE (Dependent on Country) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 320 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX 544MP3 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16/32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| Type | |
| TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display, Mobile Bravia Engine 2 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.77% | 72.15% |
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor | Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR | Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Up to 70.4 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 236.8 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
| Internal | |
| 16 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-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2300 mAh | 2600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 480 h (3G) Up to 440 h (LTE) |
Up to 350 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 15 h 10 min | Up to 17 h |