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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus

1 GB RAM

512 MB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x854 px

4" (10.16 cm)

800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

N/A

Battery

1750 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

1430 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Ratings

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4.2/5 based on 6,813 ratings

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General
Launch Date

August 24, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Windows Phone v8

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Graphics

Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB

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)

57.34 %

57.33 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, , Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

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

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

Weight

115 grams

124.5 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, Blue, White, Yellow

White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

No

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Battery
Capacity

1750 mAh

1430 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 10.3 Hours(2G)

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

Standby time

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

USB OTG

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 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
237 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 a/b/g/n), Dual antennas

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0, microUSB

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

Applications

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