Comparison of Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM and Samsung Galaxy A3 4G smartphones based on their characteristics

Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

Samsung Galaxy A3 4G

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Microsoft

Samsung

Phone model

Lumia 540 Dual SIM

Galaxy A3 4G

Year of release

2015

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

144 mm

130 mm

Body width

74 mm

66 mm

Body thickness

9.4 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

152 g

110 g

Volume

99.76 cm³

58.8 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Metal
• Plastic

Replaceable panels

Colors

• Black

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

• Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

2 MB

Processor size

32 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv8

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Qualcomm Adreno 302

• Adreno 306

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

128 GB

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Operating system

Operating system

Windows Phone 8.1

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2200

1900

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

26 h

12 h

Standby time in GSM networks

576 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

14 h

12 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

576 h

Duration of listening to music

81 h

Video watching duration

6 h 54 min

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10.1 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

4.5 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

960 x 540 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

294 ppi

245 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

2 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

CMOS

Photomatrix size

3.6 x 2.7 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.103 μm

Crop factor

9.61

Aperture

f/2.2

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

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

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

848 x 480 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2981 x 1677 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Aperture

f/2.4

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

848 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

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

VoIP telephony

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 900 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 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 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

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 Direct support

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

4.0

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• GATT
• MAP
• HFP
• OPP
• PAN
• PBAP

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

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

Magnetometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

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
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

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

Video resolution formats

• Full 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
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• 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

• MS Outlook
• MS Exchange
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Windows Live Messenger
• Youtube Messenger
• Twitter
• WeChat
• Linkedln
• LINE
• Skype
• OneDrive
• WhatsApp

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

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

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Data encryption in the phone

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.24 W/kg