Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Microsoft
Announced February 2011 June 2014 April 2015
Status Available - April 2011 Available - July 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink White, Black Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Mali-400MP - Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 65.25% 64.82%
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 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, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
- Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
- Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)