| Manufacturer | |
| Lenovo | Xiaomi | 
| Announced | |
| March 2015 | August 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - May 2015 | Available - November 2014 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 8,400 ($123.53) [Similarly Priced] | - | 
| Colors | |
| Onyx Black, Pearl White | Black/White | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        152.6x 76.2 x 7.9 mm  (6.01x 3 x 0.31 in)  | 
                            
        154 x 78.7 x 9.5 mm  (6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 140 g (4.94 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 | TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 | TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| Dolby Atmos | - | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | 
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6572M [Similar] | Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Mali-T760MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 8 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR | 
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| FM radio | FM radio | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | TD-SCDMA; LTE | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR | v4.0, A2DP, LE | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 2 GB RAM | 8 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Li-Po Battery | Li-Po Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 2900 mAh | 3200 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 264 h (2G) Up to 264 h (3G) Up to 288 h (4G)  | 
                            Up to 775 h (3G) | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 39 h (2G) Up to 16 h (3G)  | 
                            Up to 38 h (2G) Up to 14 h (3G)  |