Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 638 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

Nokia Lumia 638
nokia lumia 638
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
samsung galaxy core prime
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung
Announced December 2014 October 2014
Status Available - December 2014 Available - October 2014
Price Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB
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 PLS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.43% 65.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/4 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA; LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE/ apt-X after WP8 Denim update v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-5H) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1830 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -