| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| November 2014 | October 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - October 2014 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Orange, green, white, black, gray, blue | 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) | 130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm (5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 146 g (5.15 oz) | 130 g (4.59 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609) | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.3 GHz [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 302 [Similar] | - | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 8 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| FM radio | FM radio | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Up to 236 kbps | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps | HSPA; LTE | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | v4.0, A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 8 GB, 1 GB 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) | Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 1905 mAh | 2000 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 336 h | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h (2G) Up to 13 h (3G) | - |