Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Nokia Lumia 638 vs Micromax Canvas Tab P690

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Micromax
Announced September 2013 December 2014 June 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - December 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,499 ($124.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink Black Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
209.8 x 120.5 x 7.8 mm
(8.26 x 4.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz) 318 g (11.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.83 GHz, Intel Atom
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 305 -
RAM 3 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 4.5 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 64.43% 73.16%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/4 Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 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, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE/ apt-X after WP8 Denim update v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5H) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 1830 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) - Up to 180 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) - Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)