| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| June 2014 | September 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - July 2014 | Available - November 2014 | 
| Colors | |
| White, Black | Black, White | 
| 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)  | 
                            
        213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm  (8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 294 g (10.37 oz) | 270 g (9.52 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| No | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543 | 
| 3G Network | |
| No | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543 | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| Fingerprint sensor | IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 8.4 inches [Similar] | 8.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) | 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 76.71% | 70.37% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | No | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] | 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | 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 | v4.0, A2DP, LE, apt-X | 
| 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 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 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 | 4500 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 1100 h (2G) Up to 1300 h (3G)  | 
                        
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 19 h (2G) Up to 23 h (3G)  |