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Summary
55%
65%
Performance

Apple A7

1 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

2 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

640x1136 px

4.7" (11.94 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.2 MP

Single Camera

2.1 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1560 mAh

10 h talktime (3G)

1860 mAh

11 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

Non Expandable

32 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 67,316 ratings

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3.8/5 based on 636 ratings

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General
Launch Date

November 1, 2013 (Official)

September 27, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

iOS v7

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance
Below Average
Average
Chipset

Apple A7 APL0698

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

CPU

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cyclone

Octa core (1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 + 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7)

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

PowerVR G6430

Mali-T628 MP6

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display
Good
Very Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

4.7 " (11.94 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

326 ppi

312 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %

70.06 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass, Oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
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Dimensions

Height: 123.8 mm
Width: 58.6 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm

Height: 132.4 mm
Width: 65.5 mm
Thickness: 6.7 mm

Weight

112 grams

115 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Gold, Grey, Silver

Black, Blue, Gold, Silver, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera

12 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

OIS

No

No

Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.2 MP, Primary Camera

2.1 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

No

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

1560 mAh

1860 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G)

Up to 11 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 250 Hours(3G)

Up to 350 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Excellent
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg, Body: 1.18 W/kg

Head: 1.18 W/kg, Body: 0.75 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, USB charging

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Heart Rate Monitor

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope