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Summary
51%
38%
Performance

Snapdragon 400

1 GB RAM

MediaTek MT6572M

512 MB RAM

Display

4.7" (11.94 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

4.0" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

3 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.6 MP

Single Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2000 mAh

1500 mAh

6 h talktime (2G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

4 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

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General
Launch Date

September 1, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Custom UI

MIUI

Performance
Poor
Poor
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

MediaTek MT6572M

CPU

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, ARM Cortex A7

Fabrication

28 nm

Graphics

Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

RAM Type

LPDDR2

Display
Good
Average
Display Type

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen Size

4.7 " (11.94 cm)

4.0 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

480x800 px

Pixel Density

312 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.27 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 137 mm
Width: 69 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

158 grams

Colours

Black, Blue, Green, Grey, Red, Yellow

Black

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length, 1.4µm pixel size)

3 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2000 x 1504 Pixels

Settings

ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

720x480 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.6 MP, Primary Camera

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Below Average
Below Average
Capacity

2000 mAh

1500 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 450 Hours(2G)

Storage
Very Good
Poor
Internal Memory

8 GB

4 MB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 32 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+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 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v2.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Accelerometer