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Summary
45%
Performance

Snapdragon S4 Pro

1 GB RAM

Snapdragon 200

1 GB RAM

Display

4.6" (11.68 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

1.6 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2370 mAh

18.88 h talktime (3G)

1800 mAh

12.10 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
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4.1/5 based on 6,232 ratings

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4/5 based on 248 ratings

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General
Launch Date

April 30, 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 Pro MSM8960T

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8225Q

CPU

Dual core, 1.7 GHz

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics

Adreno 320

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)

66.41 %

59.63 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 130.6 mm
Width: 67.1 mm
Thickness: 9.98 mm

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

Weight

155 grams

123 grams

Colours

Black, Red, White

Black, Silver

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

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

Sensor

Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

1.6 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Battery
Average
Capacity

2370 mAh

1800 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 18.88 Hours(3G) / Up to 10.41 Hours(2G)

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

Standby time

Up to 734 Hours(3G) / Up to 635 Hours(2G)

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

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 64 GB

USB OTG

No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, 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

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps
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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

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/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

NFC

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

HDMI

No

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

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, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Applications

Google Play Store, Google Chrome, Google Voice Search, Google Maps, etc.