| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| March 2016 | May 2016 | 
| Status | |
| Available - March 2016 | Available - July 2016 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 26,000 ($382.35) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Gold, White, Pink | White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
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                        151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm  (5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)  | 
                            
        164.2 x 79.4 x 8.4 mm  (6.46 x 3.13 x 0.33 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 170 g (6 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M  | 
                            HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F | LTE | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | 
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 [Similar] | 1.8GHz Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 [Similar] | Mali-T860 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) | 
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 6.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 72.16% | 76.18% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP [Similar] | 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | Hybrid Autofocus, 1/2.4'' Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] | 16 MP, Autofocus, OIS, LED flash [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| FM radio, RDS, recording | FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP | Yes | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Yes | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 3300 mAh | 2700 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 354 h | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |