Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend Y221 vs Samsung Z1 vs Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2014 January 2015 February 2015
Status Available - December 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - February 2015
Price Rs. 10,800 ($158.82) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,700 ($83.82) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,300 ($77.94) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black, Wine Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.5 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.59 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
120.4 x 63.2 x 9.7 mm
(4.74 x 2.49 x 0.38 in)
121.4 x 62.9 x 10.8 mm
(4.78 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (single or dual SIM) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Tizen OS, v2.3 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6572M Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC7727S Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400 -
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.56% 59.97% 59.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Yes Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v3.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h - -
Talk Time Up to 4 h Up to 8 h (3G) -