Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5C vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Microsoft Lumia 550

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Microsoft
Announced September 2013 September 2015 October 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - September 2015 Available - December 2015
Price - Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 iOS 9 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 - Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 7.9 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.93% 70.58% 64.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 200 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1510 mAh 5124 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
- Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)