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Summary
45%
Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x854 px

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

1.6 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1750 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

1800 mAh

12.10 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

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4.1/5 based on 3,165 ratings

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4/5 based on 248 ratings

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General
Launch Date

August 24, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Below Average
Display Type

TFT

Screen Size

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

57.34 %

59.63 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 124 mm
Width: 62 mm
Thickness: 9.3 mm

Height: 131.8 mm
Width: 66.9 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

115 grams

123 grams

Colours

Black, Purple, White

Black, Silver

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

1.6 MP, Primary Camera

Battery
Average
Capacity

1750 mAh

1800 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 10.30 Hours(2G)

Up to 12.10 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.80 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 454 Hours(3G) / Up to 552 Hours(2G)

Up to 435 Hours(3G) / Up to 401 Hours(2G)

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 64 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 2 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 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:
86 kbps
EDGE:
237 kbps

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 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 / 850 / 900 MHz

SAR Value

Head: 0.84 W/kg, Body: 1.30 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

, 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, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass