| Manufacturer | |
| Microsoft | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| March 2015 | October 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - April 2015 | Available - November 2014 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
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                        157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm  (6.22 x 3.21 x 0.35 in)  | 
                            
        139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm  (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 171 g (6.03 oz) | 123 g (4.34 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 305 [Similar] | - | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.7 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (259 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 68.88% | 70.85% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Carl Zeiss Optics, 1/3'' sensor size | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie | 
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| FM radio | - | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | v4.0, BLE, ANT+ | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 2300 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 888 h (2G) Up to 888 h (3G)  | 
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 30 h 20 min (2G) Up to 24 h (3G)  | 
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