Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 640 XL vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
microsoft lumia 640 xl
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung
Announced March 2015 May 2012
Status Available - April 2015 Available - May 2012
Price Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm
(6.22 x 3.21 x 0.35 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (regional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (259 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.88% 65.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, 1/3'' Sensor Size Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 3000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 936 h (2G)
Up to 936 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 31 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 23 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)