Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas A1 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime vs Microsoft Lumia 430 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Samsung Microsoft
Announced September 2014 October 2014 March 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($73.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black White, Black Black, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
120.5 x 63.2 x 10.6 mm
(4.74 x 2.49 x 0.42 in)
Weight - 130 g (4.59 oz) 127.9 g (4.48.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, upgradeable to Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.3 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU Mali-400MP2 - Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (235 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 65.10% 58.91%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 1/5' Sensor Size, Fixed Focus
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA; LTE 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 2000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 160 h - Up to 720 h (2G)
Up to 720 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h - Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)