| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| Expected Announcement - March 2016 | September 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Rumored - March 2016 | Available - October 2015 | 
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 38,499 ($566.16) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Silver/Rose gold | White, Graphite Black, Gold, Green | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| - | 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in) | 
| Weight | |
| - | 154 g (5.43 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA | HSDPA | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA | LTE | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - | - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) | 
| Processor | |
| Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 530 [Similar] | Adreno 430 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 32 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 200 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB | 
| Type | |
| AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.1 inches [Similar] | 5.2 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | - | 69.47% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar] | 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Laser Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, OIS, 1080p [Similar] | 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, apt-X | v4.1, A2DP, apt-X | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3.0 TV-out), USB Host | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 200 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 2900 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |