Microsoft Lumia 640 XL vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Comparison and Differences

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL or Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
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Release date 2015, March 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.21 in 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.84 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 156 g | 5.5 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white White, Gray, Gold
Battery 3000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 936 h (2G) / Up to 936 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 31 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 23 h 40 min (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5" in
Screen area 88.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.1% 66.0%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 259 PPI 220 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - ClearBlack display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', AF -8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions Zeiss optics, LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, upgradable to Microsoft Windows 10 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 67
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 173
GeekBench 4 Single Core 408
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1071
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 853

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y 
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - G531FLTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass, sensor core - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: G530F, G530FZ, G530Y, G530H, G530FZ/DS Also known as Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Duos with dual-SIM card slots Available as Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Value Edition with Spreadtrum SC7730 chi

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