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Summary
64%
65%
Performance

Snapdragon 801

3 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

2 GB RAM

Display

5.2" (13.21 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

4.7" (11.94 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

20.7 MP

Single Camera

12 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2.2 MP

Single Camera

2.1 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3100 mAh

16 h talktime (3G)

1860 mAh

11 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.8/5 based on 639 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.8/5 based on 636 ratings

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General
Launch Date

September 25, 2014 (Official)

September 27, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance
Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

CPU

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core (1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 + 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7)

Graphics

Adreno 330

Mali-T628 MP6

RAM

3 GB

2 GB

Display
Good
Very Good
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %

70.06 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 146 mm
Width: 72 mm
Thickness: 7.3 mm

Height: 132.4 mm
Width: 65.5 mm
Thickness: 6.7 mm

Weight

152 grams

115 grams

Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Black, Green, White, Copper

Black, Blue, Gold, Silver, White

Waterproof

, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter), IP65, IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

20.7 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

12 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS image sensor, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

5248 x 3936 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Front Camera
Below Average
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2.2 MP, Primary Camera

2.1 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Exmor-R CMOS

Flash

No

No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

3100 mAh

1860 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Up to 11 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 740 Hours(3G) / Up to 890 Hours(2G)

Up to 350 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

, Quick, v2.0

USB Type-C

No

Storage
Best in Class
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 128 GB

No

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg, Body: 0.75 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Heart Rate Monitor

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope