Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Microsoft
Announced October 2011 September 2014 April 2015
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Orange, green, white, black Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
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 iOS 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 66.20% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1/3.4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2200 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 600 h Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)
Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)