| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| March 2014 | September 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - March 2014 | Available - October 2015 | 
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 27,300 ($399.99) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold | White, Graphite Black, Yellow, Coral | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in) | 127 x 65 x 8.9 mm (5 x 2.56 x 0.35 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 160 g (5.64 oz) | 138 g (4.87 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 | LTE | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | Adreno 430 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 32 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB | 
| Type | |
| Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 4.6 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 66.55% | 69.04% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels [Similar] | 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] | 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | 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, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.1, A2DP, apt-X | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 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 | |
| 2600 mAh | 2700 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 271 h (2G) Up to 496 h (3G) | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 20 h (3G) | - |