Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2015 January 2016 November 2015
Status Available - December 2015 Available - February 2016 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black, Gold White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 141.9 (4.97.0.32) 131 g (4.62 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU Adreno 304 Mali-400 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.94% 62.92% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio with RDS; recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 720p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera 2 MP, 480p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2050 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
- Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
- Up to 22 h