| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | August 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - August 2015 | Available - August 2015 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold | Black, White, Mint | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
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                        158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm  (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)  | 
                            
        164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm  (6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 151 g (5.33 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | 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 | 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 | |
| - Fingerprint sensor | - | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] | Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 [Similar] | Mali-T760MP2 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 200 GB | 
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.7 inches [Similar] | 6.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 73.99% | 75.99% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR | 
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] | 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS; recording | 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 | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 200 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 3050 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)  |