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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon

512 MB RAM

512 MB RAM

Display

3.5" (8.89 cm)

320x480 px

4" (10.16 cm)

800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

3.2 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1530 mAh

6.3 talktime (3G)

1430 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

Expert Rating
User Ratings

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3.8/5 based on 2,478 ratings

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General
Launch Date

March 25, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Windows Phone v8

Custom UI

Timescape UI

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A

CPU

Single core, 1 GHz, Cortex A5

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Graphics

Adreno 200

RAM

512 MB

512 MB

Display
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

52 %

57.33 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, , Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 113.5 mm
Width: 61.8 mm
Thickness: 11 mm

Height: 124 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

115.7 grams

124.5 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Pink, White

White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

3.2 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Autofocus

Flash

No

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels

2592 x 1936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1530 mAh

1430 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.3(3G) / Up to 6.2(2G)

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 530(3G) / Up to 530(2G)

Up to 400 Hours(3G)

Storage
Internal Memory

4 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 64 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 2 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

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 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 850 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class B
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0, microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Applications

Adobe Acrobat Reader, SkyDrive storage, Company Hub, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, OneNote