| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| November 2014 | May 2012 | 
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - May 2012 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] | - | 
| Colors | |
| Orange, green, white, black, gray, blue | Blue, White | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 140.2 x 72.4 x 8.8 mm (5.52 x 2.85 x 0.35 in) | 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 146 g (5.15 oz) | 133 g (4.69 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE (regional) | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 302 [Similar] | Mali-400MP [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 16/32/64 GB storage | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 4.8 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 68.08% | 65.84% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| 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, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization | 
| Video | |
| 480p@30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| FM radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| Up to 236 kbps | Class 12 | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML, Adobe Flash | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery (BL-L4A) | Standard battery, Li-Ion | 
| Capacity | |
| 1905 mAh | 2100 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 336 h | Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h (2G) Up to 13 h (3G) | Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) |