| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| January 2015 | March 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - Feburary 2015 | Available - April 2015 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 13,999 ($205.87) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Brown | Black, White, Copper, Silver | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 141.6 x 70.2 x 7.3 mm (5.57 x 2.76 x 0.29 in) | 140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm (5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 120 g (4.23 oz) | 136 g (4.8 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - E500F, E500H, E500HQ, E500M GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - E500F/DS, E500H/DS, E500M/DS | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - | - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 405 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 8 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 69.20% | 67.44% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | 5 MP [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 | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.1, A2DP, apt-X | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0, USB Host | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM | 8 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 2400 mAh | 2400 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 16 h (3G) | - |