| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| March 2016 | January 2017 | 
| Status | |
| Available - March 2016 | Coming Soon - January 2017 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold | Various | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm  (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)  | 
                            
        135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm  (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| - | - | 
| SIM Type | |
| Single-SIM | Dual-SIM | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor | - | 
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| OS | |
| iOS 9.3 | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | 
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9 [Similar] | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| PowerVR GT7600 [Similar] | Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/64 GB | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar] | 8 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | FM radio | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE | v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| v2.0, Reversible Connector | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Safari) | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| Light Sensor | |
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| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 1642 mAh | 2350 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |