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Summary
58%
62%
Performance

Snapdragon 400

1.5 GB RAM

Snapdragon 800

2 GB RAM

Display

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.95" (12.57 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2600 mAh

21 h talktime (3G)

2300 mAh

17 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating

4/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 1,119 ratings

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4.4/5 based on 9,868 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 21, 2014 (Official)

October 30, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Below Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

CPU

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 330

RAM

1.5 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display
Good
Good
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %

70.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 156.6 mm
Width: 78.7 mm
Thickness: 8 mm

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

Weight

165 grams

130 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Colours

Grey, Orange, White

Black, Red, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

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

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

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

OIS

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Average
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

1.3 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Below Average
Capacity

2600 mAh

2300 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 614 Hours(3G)

Up to 300 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Very Good
Excellent
Internal Memory

8 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

No

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

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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SIM 2

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

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

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

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope