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Summary
64%
67%
Performance

Snapdragon 801

3 GB RAM

Samsung Exynos 5 5420

3 GB RAM

Display

5.2" (13.21 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5.7" (14.48 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

20.7 MP

Single Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2.2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

3100 mAh

16 h talktime (3G)

3200 mAh

20 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

128 GB (Expandable)

32 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.8/5 based on 639 ratings

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4.1/5 based on 4,800 ratings

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General
Launch Date

September 25, 2014 (Official)

September 25, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Performance
Average
Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Samsung Exynos 5 5420

CPU

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core (1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 + 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7)

Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Adreno 330

Adreno 330

RAM

3 GB

3 GB

Display
Good
Very Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 " (13.21 cm)

5.7 " (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

424 ppi

386 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %

74.62 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
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Dimensions

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

Height: 151.2 mm
Width: 79.2 mm
Thickness: 8.3 mm

Weight

152 grams

168 grams

Colours

Black, Green, White, Copper

Black, Blue, Pink, Red, 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

13 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(31 mm focal length, 3" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)

Sensor

CMOS image sensor, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor, Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

5248 x 3936 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

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
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Front Camera
Below Average
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2.2 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(27 mm focal length)

Sensor

Exmor-R CMOS

Autofocus

No

Flash

No

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Good
Capacity

3100 mAh

3200 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

TalkTime

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

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

Standby time

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

Up to 490 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

, Up to 64 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

5G Not 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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3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SAR Value

Head: 0.94 W/kg, Body: 1.07 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, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

USB 3.0, Mass storage device, USB charging, USB Host, microUSB

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

No

Other Sensors

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

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

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