Comparison of Nokia Lumia 638 and ASUS Zenfone 6 32Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Nokia Lumia 638

ASUS Zenfone 6 32Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Nokia

ASUS

Phone model

Lumia 638

Zenfone 6 32Gb

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

130 mm

167 mm

Body width

67 mm

84 mm

Body thickness

9.2 mm

9.9 mm

Weight

136 g

196 g

Volume

79.47 cm³

139.29 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Yellow

• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

• Intel Atom Z2580

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

2000 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

24 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

512 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

IA-32 (x86)

Manufacturing process

28 nm

32 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 305

• PowerVR SGX544MP2

GPU clock speed

533 MHz

Number of GPU cores

1

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

64 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

• Intel Atom Z2580

Operating system

Operating system

Windows Phone 8

Android 4.3

Battery

Battery capacity

1830

3300

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

12 h

28 h

Standby time in GSM networks

648 h

398 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

14 h

28 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

648 h

398 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.5 in

6 in

Screen resolution

854 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

218 ppi

245 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

4128 x 3096 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

3.6 x 2.7 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.389 μm

Crop factor

9.61

Aperture

f/2.4

f/2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

Aperture

f/2.8

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

SIM card type

Default

Micro-SIM

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

4G

3.5G

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

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 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• apt-X

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Cell ID location

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Hall 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
• 3GPP2
• QuickTime
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV
• WMV9

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

• AAC
• eAAC+
• MP3
• 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

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
• Youtube
• Internet Explorer

• 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

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.53 W/kg