Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5C vs Nokia Lumia 830 vs Samsung Galaxy A5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Samsung
Announced September 2013 September 2014 October 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Orange, green, white, black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - ClearBlack display -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.93% 69.80% 70.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1510 mAh 2200 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 528 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)
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