| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Sony | 
| Announced | |
| June 2016 | February 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - June 2016 | Available - April 2014 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White, Purple | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| - | 
        146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm  (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| - | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | 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  | 
                            
| 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, v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Mali-T720MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| IPS capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 5.2 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | - | 69.16% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] | 20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| FM radio, RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, aptX | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) | 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 | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 2700 mAh | 3200 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 690 h (2G) Up to 740 h (3G)  | 
                        
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 15 h (2G) Up to 19 h (3G)  |