| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Microsoft | 
| Announced | |
| August 2012 | March 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Released - December 2012 | Available - April 2015 | 
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Gray | Yes | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 137.2 x 70.5 x 8.7 mm (5.4 x 2.78 x 0.34 in) | 141.3 x 72.2 x 8.8 mm (5.56 x 2.84 x 0.35 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 135 g (4.76 oz) | 145 g (5.11 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows Phone 8 | Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim | 
| Processor | |
| Dual-core Krait 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 225 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB storage | 8 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 4.8 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 65.65% | 67.43% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | FM radio | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | v4.0, A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 2300 mAh | 2500 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 168 h (2G) Up to 218 h (3G) | Up to 864 h (2G) Up to 864 h (3G) | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h (2G) Up to 14 h 50 min (3G) | Up to 26 h 30 min (2G) Up to 17 h 30 min (3G) |