Microsoft Lumia 640 XL vs Nokia Lumia 928 Comparison and Differences

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

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Nokia Lumia 928

Nokia Lumia 928

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL or Nokia Lumia 928 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Nokia Lumia 928
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Release date 2015, March 2013, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.21 in 133 x 68.9 x 10.1 mm | 5.24 x 5.24 x 2.71 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 162 g | 5.71 oz
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Colors Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white Black, White
Battery 3000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh,  Non-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)
Stand by time - Up to 606 h (2G) / Up to 541 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 16 h 20 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 80 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 4.5" in
Screen area 88.9 cm2 57.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.1% 62.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 768 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 259 PPI 332 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Other specs - ClearBlack display - PureMotion HD+ 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, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, OIS, AF
Functions Zeiss optics, LED flash Carl Zeiss optics, xenon flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 1.3 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1, upgradable to Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 225
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - Verizon 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.44 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.88 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby Headphone
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass, sensor core - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Qi wireless charging

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