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Summary
58%
63%
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

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2600 mAh

21 h talktime (3G)

2300 mAh

Storage

8 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating

4/5

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4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 1,119 ratings

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4.2/5 based on 6,137 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 21, 2014 (Official)

October 4, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Below Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

CPU

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 330

RAM

1.5 GB

2 GB

Display
Good
Very Good
Display Type

S-LCD 2

AMOLED

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 %

72.96 %

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: 140.8 mm
Width: 72.4 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

165 grams

144 grams

Colours

Grey, Orange, White

Black, White

Waterproof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

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

13 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4160 x 3120 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 60 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Front Camera
Average
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2600 mAh

2300 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 614 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

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: Nano

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:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
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 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

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope