Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6 vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM vs Microsoft Lumia 550

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Microsoft Microsoft
Announced September 2014 April 2015 October 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - May 2015 Available - December 2015
Price - Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Orange, white, black, cyan Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - all models - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU PowerVR GX6450 Adreno 302 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.93% 64.82% 64.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization 480p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236 kbps Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1810 mAh 2200 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 576 h Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)