| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| February 2014 | July 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - March 2014 | Available - August 2014 | 
| Colors | |
| Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black | Black, White, Mint | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm (6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in) | 156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm (6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 165 g (5.82 oz) | 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia | - | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 305 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB ROM | 8 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Type | |
| Capacitive Touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 67.67% | 67.85% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p | 1080p, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] | 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| - | FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.0, A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 2600 mAh | 2500 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 1040 h (2G) Up to 960 h (3G) | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 11 h (2G) Up to 25 h (3G) |