Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Nokia Lumia 530 vs Microsoft Lumia 550

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Microsoft
Announced September 2012 July 2014 October 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - August 2014 Available - December 2015
Price - - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T - 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 iOS 6 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 302 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 59.08% 64.94%
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 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 1/4'' sensor size Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 480p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 1430 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 528 h Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)