| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| February 2014 | August 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - April 2014 | Available - August 2015 | 
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Purple | Black, White, Gold | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in) | 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm (5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 163 g (5.75 oz) | 142.6 g (5.01.0.21 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5633, E5643, E5663 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543 | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5633 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - E5643 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5663 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 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), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar] | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | PowerVR G6200 [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 200 GB | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.2 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 69.16% | 65.89% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar] | 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR | 2160p@30fps, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Up to 107 kbps | Up to 85.6 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | Up to 236.8 kbps | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and 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 200 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 3200 mAh | 2600 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 690 h (2G) Up to 740 h (3G) | Up to 495 h (2G) Up to 504 h (3G) | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 15 h (2G) Up to 19 h (3G) | Up to 11 h 49 min (2G) Up to 12 h 11 min (3G) |