| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | January 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - Feburary 2015 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 13,999 ($205.87) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B | Black, White, Brown | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in) | 141.6 x 70.2 x 7.3 mm (5.57 x 2.76 x 0.29 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 123 g (4.34 oz) | 120 g (4.23 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - E500F, E500H, E500HQ, E500M GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - E500F/DS, E500H/DS, E500M/DS | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | - | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| - | - | 
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 16 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 70.85% | 69.20% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| - | - | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, BLE, ANT+ | v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 2300 mAh | 2400 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 16 h (3G) |