| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| March 2015 | September 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - April 2015 | Available - September 2014 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 7,499 ($110.28) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald | Black, White | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm  (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)  | 
                            
        144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm  (5.7 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 132 g (4.66 oz) | 156 g (5.5 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800),  | 
                            
| SAR US | |
| 
            1.58  W/kg (head)  1.34 W/kg (body)  | 
                                
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| SAR EU | |
| 
            0.33  W/kg (head)  0.59 W/kg (body)  | 
                                
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| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel  - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)  | 
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| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Mali-T760 [Similar] | Adreno 305 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64/128 GB | 8 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen | TFT Capacitive Touchscreen | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.1 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar] | 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.96% | 66.19% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | 
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | Yes, 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] | Yes, 5 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPAHSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 2600 mAh | 2600 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |