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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S4

512 MB RAM

Snapdragon S4 Plus

512 MB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1700 mAh

8 h talktime (2G)

1430 mAh

9.7 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

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General
Launch Date

November 20, 2012 (Official)

April 26, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Windows Phone v8

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8627

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 305

RAM

512 MB

512 MB

Display
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.99 %

59.35 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 120.5 mm
Width: 63 mm
Thickness: 10.28 mm

Height: 119.9 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

113 grams

124 grams

Colours

Black, Blue, Grey, Red

Black, Red, White, Yellow, Cyan

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1700 mAh

1430 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

4 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

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 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.97 W/kg, Body: 1.08 W/kg

Head: 0.86 W/kg, Body: 0.88 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3.1

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Applications

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