Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 928 vs Nokia Lumia Icon vs Nokia Lumia 638

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced April 2013 February 2014 December 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - February 2014 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68.9 x 10.1 mm
(5.24 x 2.71 x 0.4 in)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900/ 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 700 MHz Class 13 / 1700 / 2100 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.79% 70.72% 64.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20 MP 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash Xenon Flash Dual-LED flash No
Features 1.4 µm pixel size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, Automatic motion blur reduction Carl Zeiss optics, 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, 1/4
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, Video Light, Stereo Sound Rec. Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE/ apt-X after WP8 Denim update
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Channel Bonding Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery (BV-4NW) Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5H)
Capacity 2000 mAh 2420 mAh 1830 mAh
Stand by Up to 606 h (2G)
Up to 541 h (3G)
Up to 432 h -
Talk Time Up to 11 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 16 h 12 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 20 min -