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Summary
49%
45%
Performance

Snapdragon 400

1.5 GB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

5.25" (13.34 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

1.6 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2600 mAh

17 h talktime (3G)

1800 mAh

12.10 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 6,515 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 248 ratings

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General
Launch Date

January 11, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Below Average
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 203

RAM

1.5 GB

1 GB

Display
Below Average
Below Average
Display Type

TFT

Screen Size

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.58 %

59.63 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 146.8 mm
Width: 75.3 mm
Thickness: 8.9 mm

Height: 131.8 mm
Width: 66.9 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

163 grams

123 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic

Colours

Black, Pink, White

Black, Silver

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.9 MP, Primary Camera

1.6 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2600 mAh

1800 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Up to 12.10 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.80 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 370 Hours(3G)

Up to 435 Hours(3G) / Up to 401 Hours(2G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Very Good
Good
Internal Memory

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 64 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro
SIM2: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

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

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.58 W/kg, Body: 1.03 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

, 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

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, USB Host, microUSB 2.0

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass