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Summary
49%
66%
Performance

Snapdragon 210

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon 650

2 GB RAM

Display

4.7" (11.94 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.5" (13.97 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2100 mAh

17 h talktime (4G)

4050 mAh

Storage

8 GB

200 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.5/5 based on 1,150 ratings

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4.1/5 based on 126,242 ratings

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General
Launch Date

December 23, 2015 (Official)

March 9, 2016 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v10

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

MIUI

Performance
Poor
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

CPU

Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A7

Hexa Core (1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A72 + 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)

Architecture

32 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 304

Adreno 510

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display
Average
Good
Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.7 " (11.94 cm)

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Pixel Density

312 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.95 %

72.98 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 136.1 mm
Width: 67.8 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Height: 150 mm
Width: 76 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm

Weight

141.9 grams

164 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

Colours

Black, White

Gold, Grey, Silver

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

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

16 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

, Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

4616 x 3464 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)

Camera Features

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

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

Sensor

PureCel

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

Video Recording

640x480 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Good
Capacity

2100 mAh

4050 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(4G) / Up to 14 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Very Good
Excellent
Internal Memory

8 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 200 GB

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

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

VoLTE

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 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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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) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SIM 2

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) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.256 W/kg, Body: 1.102 W/kg

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

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.1

, v4.1

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

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
Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope