Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Microsoft Lumia 650

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Microsoft Microsoft
Announced October 2014 October 2015 February 2016
Status Available - November 2014 Available - December 2015 Available - April 2016
Price Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
142 x 70.9 x 6.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.79 x 0.27 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
GPU - Adreno 304 Adreno 304
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (297 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.85% 64.94% 66.95%
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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, f/2.2
Flash LED flash LED flash 28mm
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus 1/4" Sensor Size
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 720p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes 296.0/236.8 Kbps
3G 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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Up to 624 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)