Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Microsoft
Announced September 2012 October 2014 March 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm
(6.22 x 3.21 x 0.35 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE -
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 6 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (259 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 65.39% 68.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, 1/3'' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 1900 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h - Up to 936 h (2G)
Up to 936 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h - Up to 31 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 23 h 40 min (3G)