Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 635 vs Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Microsoft Samsung
Announced April 2014 October 2015 February 2016
Status Available - May 2014 Available - December 2015 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Orange, Yellow, White, Black Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 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 134 g (4.73 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 304 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.43% 64.94% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM radio
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 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 1830 mAh 2100 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 648 h Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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