| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | HTC | 
| Announced | |
| September 2015 | October 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - October 2015 | Available - November 2015 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 38,499 ($566.16) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 24,495 ($360.22) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| White, Graphite Black, Gold, Green | Acid Gold, Opal Silver, Deep Garnet, Carbon Gray, Rose Gold, Cas | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        146 x 72 x 7.3 mm  (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)  | 
                            
        145.8 x 70.8 x 7.3 mm  (5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 154 g (5.43 oz) | 143 g (5.04 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | 
| Build Features | |
| - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes | - | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 [Similar] | Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 430 [Similar] | Adreno 405 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 32 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 200 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.2 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 69.47% | 66.64% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | 
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR | Yes | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [Similar] | 4 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS | - | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Up to 107 kbps | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | Yes | 
| 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, apt-X | v4.1, A2DP, apt-X | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 200 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 | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 2900 mAh | 2150 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |