Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Nokia Lumia 530 vs Nokia Lumia 638

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Nokia
Announced October 2011 July 2014 December 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2014 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 302 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 59.08% 64.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 1/4'' sensor size Auto focus, 1/4
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging 480p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE/ apt-X after WP8 Denim update
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J) Li-Ion Battery (BL-5H)
Capacity 1432 mAh 1430 mAh 1830 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 528 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
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