| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| November 2014 | September 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - September 2014 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 7,499 ($110.28) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Orange, green, white, black, gray, blue | Black, White | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 140.2 x 72.4 x 8.8 mm (5.52 x 2.85 x 0.35 in) | 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.7 x 2.84 x 0.34 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 146 g (5.15 oz) | 156 g (5.5 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 302 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [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 32 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| 480p@30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | Yes, 5 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| 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 | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPAHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery (BL-L4A) | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 1905 mAh | 2600 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 336 h | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h (2G) Up to 13 h (3G) | - |