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Summary
58%
70%
Performance

Snapdragon 400

1.5 GB RAM

Snapdragon 801

2 GB RAM

Display

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.2" (13.21 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2600 mAh

21 h talktime (3G)

2400 mAh

20 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4/5

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4/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 1,119 ratings

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4.1/5 based on 252 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 21, 2014 (Official)

December 25, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

HTC Sense

Performance
Below Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB

CPU

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 330

RAM

1.5 GB

2 GB

Display
Good
Very Good
Display Type

S-LCD 2

S-LCD 3

Screen Size

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

5.2 " (13.21 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

267 ppi

424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.51 %

66.43 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

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

Height: 151.7 mm
Width: 73.8 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm

Weight

165 grams

154 grams

Colours

Grey, Orange, White

Blue, Red, White

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IPX7

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

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

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

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual-color 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)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Average
Very Good
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

13 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Exmor RS

Autofocus

Flash

, Dual-Color LED Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2600 mAh

2400 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 614 Hours(3G)

Up to 538 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Very Good
Best in Class
Internal Memory

8 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 128 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

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

5G Not Supported in India, 4G 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 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) / 700(band 28)
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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SIM 2

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

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, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

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