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Summary
62%
61%
Performance

Snapdragon 800

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 615

2 GB RAM

Display

4.95" (12.57 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2300 mAh

17 h talktime (3G)

2600 mAh

22.4 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

Non Expandable

16 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 9,868 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 3,225 ratings

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General
Launch Date

October 30, 2013 (Official)

November 5, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939

CPU

Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core (1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 + 1 GHz, Quad core)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 330

Adreno 405

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display
Good
Average
Display Type

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen Size

4.95 " (12.57 cm)

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

445 ppi

267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.68 %

67.04 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 137.84 mm
Width: 69.17 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm

Height: 157.7 mm
Width: 78.7 mm
Thickness: 7.7 mm

Weight

130 grams

155 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Red, White

Blue, Grey, Orange, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(30 mm focal length, 1.4µm pixel size)

13 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.3 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Below Average
Average
Capacity

2300 mAh

2600 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Up to 22.4 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 300 Hours(3G)

Up to 424 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Excellent
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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 ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 12, 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 12
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8)
3G Bands:
UMTS 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 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8)
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 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.203 W/kg, Body: 0.316 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz, Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer