Phone Comparison - Alcatel Pop Star vs Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Microsoft Samsung
Announced September 2015 October 2015 February 2016
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2015 Available - December 2015 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 141 x 71.5 x 8.6 mm
(5.55 x 2.81 x 0.34 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight - 141.9 (4.97.0.32) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6580 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU - Adreno 304 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.23% 64.94% 57.12%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Geo-tagging, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2100 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 566 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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