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Summary
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Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus

512 MB RAM

Snapdragon 400

2 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

3.1" (7.87 cm)

720x720 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1430 mAh

9.7 h talktime (3G)

2180 mAh

12.5 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

2 MP

Single Camera

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General
Launch Date

April 26, 2013 (Official)

June 16, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Blackberry v10.2

Performance
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Krait 200

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 305

RAM

512 MB

2 GB

Display
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

3.1 " (7.87 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

720x720 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

328 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Display Colour

16M

Design
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Dimensions

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

Height: 120 mm
Width: 66 mm
Thickness: 10.5 mm

Weight

124 grams

120 grams

Colours

Black, Red, White, Yellow, Cyan

Black, Red, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

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

5 MP Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

2 MP Front Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

1430 mAh

2180 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

TalkTime

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

Up to 12.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 336 Hours(3G) / Up to 336 Hours(2G)

Storage
Very Good
Internal Memory

8 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

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 / 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

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 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

SAR Value

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

Head: 1.33 W/kg, Body: 0.85 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

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Video Player

, Video Formats: H.263, H.264, MKV, MPEG4, VC-1, WMV, Xvid

Ring Tone

Music ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration

Music

, Music Formats: 3GP, 3GPP, AAC, AAC+, AMR, eAAC+, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3, WAV, WMA

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Games

Java

, MIDP 2.1

Browser

, HTML5, WAP 2.0

Phone Book

, Practically Unlimited, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID, Search by both first and last name

Email

, Push e-mail

Instant Messaging

Other Facilities

Calculator, Stopwatch, World clock, Calendar, Alarm

Applications

BlackBerry maps, Document viewer