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Summary
Performance

TI OMAP

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon S3

1 GB RAM

Display

4.65" (11.81 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.3" (10.92 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

12.1 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1750 mAh

8.33 h talktime (3G)

1750 mAh

8.5 h talktime (3G)

Storage

32 GB

Non Expandable

32 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating
User Rating

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus is permanently discontinued.
Sony Xperia S is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

Timescape UI

Performance
Chipset

TI OMAP

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

CPU

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics

PowerVR SGX 540

Adreno 220

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Display Type

Super AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

4.65 " (11.81 cm)

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

316 ppi

342 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.64 %

62.08 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 135.5 mm
Width: 67.9 mm
Thickness: 8.90 mm

Height: 128 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 10.60 mm

Weight

135 grams

144 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black, Silver, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

12.1 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor, Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1936 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 24 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Capacity

1750 mAh

1750 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 8.33 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.66 Hours(2G)

Up to 8.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 270 Hours(3G) / Up to 290 Hours(2G)

Up to 420 Hours(3G) / Up to 450 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

32 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2300(band 30)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 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
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3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.8 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

SAR Value

Head: 0.303 W/kg

Head: 1.3 W/kg, Body: 1.07 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3.0

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

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

HDMI

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

No, RDS, Stereo FM

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope