| Sony Xperia SX | Motorola Photon 4G |
| Manufacture | Sony | Motorola |
| Model | Xperia SX | Photon 4G |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 95 gram | 158.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 115 x 54 x 9 | 127.00 x 67.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 800/900/2100 | 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 | 3.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8.1 megapixel, autofocus, 16x digital zoom | 8 megapixel, autofocus, digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | Pulsed LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3.7 inches | 4.30 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 540 | 540 |
| Display height | 960 | 960 |
| PPI | 297.69 | 256.15 |
| Second Display | VGA 640x480 | NA |
| CPU | 1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 | 1 GHz dual core |
| GPU | Adreno 220 | NA |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM. 4 GB internal storage. Expandable with micoSD card | Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, FLAC, OGG Vorbis, AMR-NB, AMR-WB | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC, eAAC+, OGG |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1500 mAh | 1700 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 280 | 292 |
| Talktime (m) | 360 | 624 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |