Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s vs Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Microsoft Samsung
Announced September 2015 October 2015 January 2017
Status Available - September 2015 Available - December 2015 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32) -
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
SAR US 1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
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Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU - Adreno 304 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.45% 64.94% 68.14%
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 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Real-tone Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 (6.9 Wh) Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1715 mAh 2100 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (3G) Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (3G) Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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