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Rs. 15,760
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Summary
45%
49%
Performance

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon 400

1.5 GB RAM

Display

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

5.25" (13.34 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.6 MP

Single Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1800 mAh

12.10 h talktime (3G)

2600 mAh

17 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 248 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 6,515 ratings

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General
Launch Date

January 11, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Poor
Below Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics

Adreno 203

Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB

1.5 GB

Display
Below Average
Below Average
Display Type

TFT

Screen Size

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.63 %

68.58 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 131.8 mm
Width: 66.9 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Height: 146.8 mm
Width: 75.3 mm
Thickness: 8.9 mm

Weight

123 grams

163 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic

Colours

Black, Silver

Black, Pink, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.6 MP, Primary Camera

1.9 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

1800 mAh

2600 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 12.10 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.80 Hours(2G)

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 435 Hours(3G) / Up to 401 Hours(2G)

Up to 370 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Good
Very Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 64 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro
SIM2: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

SAR Value

Head: 0.58 W/kg, Body: 1.03 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

USB Connectivity

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass