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Summary
42%
46%
Performance

MediaTek MT6589

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

5" (12.7 cm)

540x960 px

5.0" (12.7 cm)

540x960 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2390 mAh

10 h talktime (3G)

1950 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating

3/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 9,553 ratings

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3.6/5 based on 1,179 ratings

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General
Launch Date

July 16, 2013 (Official)

June 25, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance
Poor
Poor
Chipset

MediaTek MT6589

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics

PowerVR SGX 544

Adreno 302

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Below Average
Average
Display Type

TFT

IPS LED

Screen Size

5 " (12.7 cm)

5.0 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

540x960 px

Pixel Density

220 ppi

220 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.64 %

68.21 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 141.5 mm
Width: 74.15 mm
Thickness: 8.88 mm

Height: 140 mm
Width: 72 mm
Thickness: 9.7 mm

Weight

153 grams

173 grams

Colours

Black, Purple, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP f/2.8, Primary Camera

Sensor

Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

Other
854x480 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

2390 mAh

1950 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Up to 9 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 605 Hours(3G) / Up to 588 Hours(2G)

Up to 220 Hours(3G)

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Good
Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 11.5 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
85.6 kbps
EDGE:
237 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 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 / 900 MHz

SAR Value

Head: 0.52 W/kg, Body: 0.36 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Accelerometer