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Summary
65%
63%
Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 410

2 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

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2.1 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1860 mAh

11 h talktime (3G)

2300 mAh

15 h talktime (3G)

Storage

32 GB

Non Expandable

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.8/5 based on 636 ratings

★★★★★
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4.1/5 based on 2,473 ratings

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General
Launch Date

September 27, 2014 (Official)

January 10, 2015 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance
Average
Average
Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

CPU

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

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-T628 MP6

Adreno 306

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

Display
Very Good
Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 " (11.94 cm)

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

312 ppi

294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.06 %

70.82 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

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

Height: 139.3 mm
Width: 69.7 mm
Thickness: 6.7 mm

Weight

115 grams

123 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Black, Blue, Gold, Silver, White

Black, Gold, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

12 MP, Primary Camera

13 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

OIS

No

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2.1 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

No

Camera Features

Selfie Voice command, Wide Angle Selfie

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

1860 mAh

2300 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(3G)

Up to 15 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 350 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

32 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 64 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 11.2 GB

USB OTG

No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano
SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

5G Not Supported in India, 4G 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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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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 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

SAR Value

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

Head: 648 W/kg, Body: 0.478 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Heart Rate Monitor

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass