| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Microsoft | 
| Announced | |
| October 2011 | March 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - October 2011 | Available - April 2015 | 
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm  (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)  | 
                            
        157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm  (6.22 x 3.21 x 0.35 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 140 g (4.94 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO  | 
                            GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| iOS 5 | Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim | 
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 8 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS TFT | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display | 
| Colors | |
| capacitive touchscreen | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 3.5 inches [Similar] | 5.7 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) | 720 x 1280 pixels (259 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 53.92% | 68.88% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR | Auto focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, 1/3'' Sensor Size | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | FM radio | 
| Games | |
| Downloadable, incl. motion-bas | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.0, A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | 
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 | 
| Call Records | |
| 100 received, dialed and missed calls | Practically unlimited | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 1432 mAh | 3000 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 200 h (2G) Up to 200 h (3G)  | 
                            Up to 936 h (2G) Up to 936 h (3G)  | 
                        
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 8 h (3G)  | 
                            Up to 31 h 20 min (2G) Up to 23 h 40 min (3G)  |