| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| June 2014 | September 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - July 2014 | Available - September 2014 | 
| Colors | |
| Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold | Black, White, Copper, Silver Green | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| - | 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in) | 
| Weight | |
| - | 152 g (5.36 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603 LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653 LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - | IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16/32 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 5.2 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | - | 70.79% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels [Similar] | 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| dual-LED (dual tone) | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Automatic Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama | Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] | 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.0, A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 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 | 3100 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 890 h (2G) Up to 740 h (3G) | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 16 h (3G) |