| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| January 2014 | January 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - January 2014 | Available - Feburary 2015 | 
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 17,400 ($255.88) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Purple | Black, White, Blue | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 165.2 x 83.8 x 7.7 mm (6.5 x 3.3 x 0.3 in) | 151.4 x 77.2 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 3.04 x 0.29 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 171.7 g / 172.4 g (6.03.0.25 oz / 6.07.0.14 oz) | 141 g (4.97 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D5303 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5306 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5303 | - | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8928 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 306 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 6.0 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.55% | 71.36% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS | - | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Up to 107 kbps | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.0, A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Yes | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 2950 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 1071 h (2G) Up to 1046 h (3G) | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 24 h (3G) | Up to 19 h (3G) |