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Summary
65%
54%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 400

1 GB RAM

Display

4.7" (11.94 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.0" (12.7 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2.1 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1860 mAh

11 h talktime (3G)

2070 mAh

Storage

32 GB

Non Expandable

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.8/5 based on 636 ratings

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4.2/5 based on 160,517 ratings

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General
Launch Date

September 27, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance
Average
Poor
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

CPU

Octa core (1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 + 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7)

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics

Mali-T628 MP6

Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB

1 GB

Display
Very Good
Average
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.06 %

68.73 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 132.4 mm
Width: 65.5 mm
Thickness: 6.7 mm

Height: 141.5 mm
Width: 70.7 mm
Thickness: 10.9 mm

Weight

115 grams

149 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Black, Blue, Gold, Silver, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

12 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2.1 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

1860 mAh

2070 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 350 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Excellent
Internal Memory

32 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
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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3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 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:
Available

SIM 2

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

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg, Body: 0.75 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

Heart Rate Monitor

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope