Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core I8262 vs Sony Xperia M2 Dual vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Microsoft
Announced May 2013 February 2014 April 2015
Status Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue Black, White, Purple Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.8 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.19% 64.21% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 480p@30fps Yes, 1080p 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2300 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 597 h (3G)
Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)