| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| June 2014 | June 2013 | 
| Status | |
| Available - July 2014 | Available - July 2013 | 
| Colors | |
| White, Black | Black, White, Purple | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
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                        212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm  (8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)  | 
                            
        179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm  (7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 294 g (10.37 oz) | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| No | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions | 
| 3G Network | |
| No | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| Fingerprint sensor | - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof  - Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes  | 
                            
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| No | Up to 107 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| No | Up to 296 kbps | 
| 3G | |
| No | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 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 | |
| 4900 mAh | 3050 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 790 h (2G) Up to 820 h (3G)  | 
                        
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 16 h (3G)  |