Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016) vs LG K8

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Samsung LG
Announced October 2015 February 2016 February 2016
Status Available - December 2015 Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - Q1 2016
Price Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 9,180 ($135.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Various Black, White
Form Factor Candybar White, Gold, Black Candybar
Dimension 136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
144.6 x 71.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.34 in)
Weight 141.9 (4.97.0.32) 123 g (4.34 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735
GPU Adreno 304 Mali-400MP2 Mali-T720MP1
RAM 1 GB 756 MB/1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.94% 57.12% 66.53%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 1840 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 480p [Similar] VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 720p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1500 mAh 2125 mAh
Stand by Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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