Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Microsoft
Announced September 2014 October 2014 March 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Orange, green, white, black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm
(6.22 x 3.21 x 0.35 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features ClearBlack display - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (259 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.20% 70.85% 68.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1/3.4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, 1/3'' Sensor Size
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2200 mAh 2300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 600 h - Up to 936 h (2G)
Up to 936 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)
- Up to 31 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 23 h 40 min (3G)