Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 830 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Nokia Lumia 638

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Nokia
Announced September 2014 October 2014 December 2014
Status Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - December 2014
Price - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Orange, green, white, black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features ClearBlack display - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.80% 70.85% 64.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, 1/4
Video 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, LE/ apt-X after WP8 Denim update
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5H)
Capacity 2200 mAh 2300 mAh 1830 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)
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