| Sony Xperia M2 | Motorola Photon 4G |
| Manufacture | Sony | Motorola |
| Model | Xperia M2 | Photon 4G |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 148 gram | 158.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 | 127.00 x 67.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/2100 | 2G - 850/1900/2100/CDMA800/CDMA1900 3G - 850/900/1900 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel, autofocus | 8 megapixel, autofocus, digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 4.8 inches | 4.30 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 540 | 540 |
| Display height | 960 | 960 |
| PPI | 229.47 | 256.15 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.2 GHz quadl-core Qualcomm MSM8926 or MSM8926 | 1 GHz dual core |
| GPU | Adreno 305 | NA |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM. 8 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 32 GB using microSD card | Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC, eAAC+, OGG |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 2300 mAh | 1700 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 693 | 292 |
| Talktime (m) | 854 | 624 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit and Chrome | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |