| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Nokia | 
| Announced | |
| November 2014 | December 2012 | 
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - January 2013 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] | - | 
| Colors | |
| Orange, green, white, black, gray, blue | Lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white, black | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 140.2 x 72.4 x 8.8 mm (5.52 x 2.85 x 0.35 in) | 115.4 x 61.1 x 11 mm (4.54 x 2.41 x 0.43 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 146 g (5.15 oz) | 127 g (4.48 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 | Microsoft Windows Phone 8 | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 302 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 8 GB storage | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| FM radio | No | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class B | 
| Edge | |
| Up to 236 kbps | Class B | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery (BL-L4A) | Standard battery, Li-Ion | 
| Capacity | |
| 1905 mAh | 1300 mAh (BL-4J) | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 336 h | Up to 330 h | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h (2G) Up to 13 h (3G) | Up to 14 h 40 min (2G) Up to 9 h 50 min (3G) |