Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 2 vs HTC Desire 526G+ Dual SIM vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi HTC Microsoft
Announced January 2015 January 2015 April 2015
Status Available - January 2015 Available - January 2015 Available - May 2015
Price Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,379 ($93.81) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green Black, White Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.28 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
139.8 x 69.65 x 9.8 mm
(5.5 x 2.74 x 0.39 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 306 - Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.83% 62.73% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM Radio with Recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor, Panorama, Real-time HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p 480p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236 kbps
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM / 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2200 mAh 2000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 622 h (3G) Up to 576 h
Talk Time - Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)