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Summary
62%
Performance

Samsung

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 800

2 GB RAM

Display

5.5" (13.97 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.95" (12.57 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3100 mAh

16 h talktime (3G)

2300 mAh

17 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating
User Rating

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General
Launch Date

October 30, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Average
Chipset

Samsung

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

CPU

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A9

Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-400 MP4

Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display
Good
Display Type

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 " (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.4 %

70.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 151.1 mm
Width: 80.5 mm
Thickness: 9.4 mm

Height: 137.84 mm
Width: 69.17 mm
Thickness: 8.5 mm

Weight

183 grams

130 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Pink

Black, Red, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(30 mm focal length, 1.4µm pixel size)

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

OIS

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.9 MP, Primary Camera

1.3 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Battery
Below Average
Capacity

3100 mAh

2300 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 35 Hours(2G)

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 980 Hours(2G)

Up to 300 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Excellent
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

No

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

5G Not Supported in India, 4G 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 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 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:
Class 12, 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 12
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Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

No

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

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

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Stylus