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Summary
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Performance

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S4 Plus

1 GB RAM

Display

5.0" (12.7 cm)

540x960 px

4" (10.16 cm)

480x854 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1950 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

1750 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

3/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
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3.6/5 based on 1,179 ratings

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4.1/5 based on 3,165 ratings

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General
Launch Date

June 25, 2014 (Official)

August 24, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics

Adreno 302

Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Average
Display Type

IPS LED

TFT

Screen Size

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

480x854 px

Pixel Density

220 ppi

245 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.21 %

57.34 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 140 mm
Width: 72 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm

Height: 124 mm
Width: 62 mm
Thickness: 9.3 mm

Weight

173 grams

115 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black, Purple, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP f/2.8, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

Other
854x480 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

1950 mAh

1750 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G)

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 10.30 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 220 Hours(3G)

Up to 454 Hours(3G) / Up to 552 Hours(2G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 2 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
237 kbps

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.84 W/kg, Body: 1.30 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

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass