Comparison of Lenovo A1000 and Nokia Lumia 638 smartphones based on their characteristics

Lenovo A1000

Nokia Lumia 638

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Lenovo

Nokia

Phone model

A1000

Lumia 638

Year of release

2015

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

125 mm

130 mm

Body width

64 mm

67 mm

Body thickness

10.6 mm

9.2 mm

Weight

132 g

136 g

Volume

84.46 cm³

79.47 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Yellow

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Spreadtrum SC7731

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

CPU clock speed

1300 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-400 MP2

• Adreno 305

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Spreadtrum SC7731G

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Operating system

Operating system

Android 5.0

Windows Phone 8

Battery

Battery capacity

2050

1830

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

9 h

12 h

Standby time in GSM networks

300 h

648 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

9 h

14 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

648 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4 in

4.5 in

Screen resolution

800 x 480 pixels

854 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

233 ppi

218 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.779

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Photomatrix size

3.6 x 2.7 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.389 μm

Crop factor

9.61

Aperture

f/2.4

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Default

Default

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

TD-SCDMA frequencies

• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• apt-X

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Cell ID location

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• QuickTime
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV
• WMV9

Video resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• M4A
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• MS Outlook
• MS Exchange
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Internet Explorer

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.64 W/kg