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Summary
63%
70%
Performance

Snapdragon 410

1.5 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

2 GB RAM

Display

5.0" (12.7 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

5.7" (14.48 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

16 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2600 mAh

18 h talktime (3G)

3050 mAh

17 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

4.0/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.2/5 based on 26,709 ratings

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4.2/5 based on 1,576 ratings

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General
Launch Date

July 16, 2015 (Official)

August 3, 2015 (Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Performance
Below Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53

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

Architecture

64 bit

32 bit

Graphics

Adreno 306

Mali-T628 MP6

RAM

1.5 GB

2 GB

Display
Good
Very Good
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.39 %

73.64 %

Screen Protection

No

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 142.1 mm
Width: 71.8 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm

Height: 158 mm
Width: 76.8 mm
Thickness: 5.9 mm

Weight

146 grams

151 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Black, Gold, White

Black, Gold, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

13 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera

16 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera(31 mm focal length)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor

ISO-CELL

Autofocus

OIS

No

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

5312 x 2988 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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Good
Average
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP f/1.9, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(23 mm focal length)

Autofocus

No

No

Flash

, LED Flash

No

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Good
Capacity

2600 mAh

3050 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G)

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

No

Storage
Very Good
Best in Class
Internal Memory

8 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

, Up to 128 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro
SIM2: Micro

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) / 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 42.2 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 ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 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

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 ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓
GPRS:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 0.808 W/kg

Head: 0.100 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

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.1

, v4.1

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass