| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| November 2014 | January 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - January 2015 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Orange, green, white, black, gray, blue | 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) | 129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm (5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 146 g (5.15 oz) | 122 g (4.3 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM) HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM) | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 | Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 302 [Similar] | - | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 4 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 4 GB, 512 MB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery (BL-L4A) | Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 1905 mAh | 1850 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 336 h | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h (2G) Up to 13 h (3G) | Up to 10 h (3G) |