| Design | Device Type | Smart Phone | | |
| OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) | | |
| Dimension | 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm (4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in) | | |
| Weight | 110 g (3.88 oz) | | |
| Technology | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | | |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST27iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST27a | | |
| SIM | Mini-SIM | | |
| Announced | May, 2012 | | |
| Status | July, 2012 | | |
| Display | Type | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | | |
| Size | 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches (~165 ppi pixel density) | | |
| Multi-touch | Yes, up to 4 fingers | | |
| Protection | Scratch-resistant glass- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine- IP67 certified - dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins) | | |
| Photography | Rear Camera | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality | | |
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama | | |
| Video | Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, check quality | | |
| Front Camera | No | | |
| Memory | Card slot | MicroSD, up to 32 GB | | |
| Internal | 8 GB (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM | | |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3 ringtones | | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | | |
| Connectivity | GPRS | Up to 107 kbps | | |
| EDGE | Up to 296 kbps | | |
| Speed | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR | | |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go | | |
| Battery | Capacity | Non-removable Li-Ion 1305 mAh battery | | |
| Stand-by | Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G) | | |
| Talk time | Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G) | | |
| Music play | Up to 45 h | | |
| Tests | Display | Contrast ratio: 859 (nominal) / 1.577:1 (sunlight) | | |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB | | |
| Audio Quality | Noise -86.7dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB | | |
| Battery Life | Photo / Video | | |
| Tests | SAR US | 1.12 W/kg (head) ? ? 0.96 W/kg (body) ? ? | | |
| Tests | SAR EU | 0.89 W/kg (head) ? ? | | |
| Features | Chipset | NovaThor U8500 | | |
| CPU | Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 | | |
| GPU | Mali-400 | | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass | | |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | | |
| Browser | HTML5, Adobe Flash | | |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | | |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator | | |
| Colors | White, Black, Yellow | | |
| Others | SNS integration- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player- TrackID music recognition- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk- Document viewer- Voice memo/dial/commands- Predictive text input | | |