| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT18i |
| | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT18a |
| Announced | 2011, August |
| Status | Available. Released 2011, September |
| Size | Dimensions | 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm |
| Weight | 117 g |
| Display | Type | LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 480 x 854 pixels, 4.2 inches (~233 ppi pixel density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| | - Scratch-resistant surface |
| | - Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine |
| | - Timescape UI |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; MP3 ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call records | Practically unlimited |
| Internal | 1 GB (320 MB user-available), 512 MB RAM |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included |
| Data | GPRS | Up to 86 kbps |
| EDGE | Up to 237 kbps |
| 3G | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR |
| USB | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support |
| Camera | Primary | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality |
| Features | Video calling, touch focus, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization |
| Video | Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer, check quality |
| Secondary | No |
| Features | OS | Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon |
| CPU | 1.4 GHz Scorpion |
| GPU | Adreno 205 |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email |
| Browser | HTML, Adobe flash |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | Yes + downloadable |
| Colors | Pure White, Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Gloss Black, Sakura Pink |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
| | - HDMI port |
| | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| | - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player |
| | - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player |
| | - TrackID music recognition |
| | - NeoReader barcode scanner |
| | - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, |
| | YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk |
| | - Facebook and Twitter integration |
| | - Document viewer |
| | - Voice memo/dial/commands |
| | - Predictive text input |
| Battery | | Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh |
| Stand-by | Up to 460 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G) |
| Talk time | Up to 7 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 35 min (3G) |
| Music play | Up to 37 h |
