Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 638 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Max vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Asus
Announced December 2014 January 2015 March 2015
Status Available - December 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - March 2015
Price Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,999 ($205.87) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,990 ($205.74) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White Red, Grey, Black, White and Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
146 x 74.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.94 x 0.31 in)
152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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) LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3560
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306 PowerVR G6430
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.25 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.43% 69.44% 69.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM Radio Yes
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, 1/4 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE/ apt-X after WP8 Denim update v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-5H) Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1830 mAh 2500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 386 h -
Talk Time - - -