| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| September 2014 | August 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - Q4 2014 | Available - August 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink | Black, White, Mint |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm (5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 in) |
164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm (6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 174 g (6.14 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5553 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5506 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5553 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5506 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| Curved Edge screen | - |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
|
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S) Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S) Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) [Similar] |
Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 420 (SM-N910S) Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar] |
Mali-T760MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB |
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.6 inches [Similar] | 6.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels (539 ppi) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 72.96% | 75.99% |
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization | 1080p@30fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| - | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 85.6 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.1, A2DP, apt-X |
| 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 2930 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 714 h (2G) Up to 769 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 14 h 24 min (2G) Up to 12 h 53 min (3G) |