Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 640 XL vs Microsoft Lumia 550

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
microsoft lumia 640 xl
Microsoft Lumia 550
microsoft lumia 550
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general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Microsoft
Announced March 2015 October 2015
Status Available - April 2015 Available - December 2015
Price Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Matte cyan, Orange, Black, Matte white, Glossy white Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm
(6.22 x 3.21 x 0.35 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 304 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (259 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.88% 64.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, 1/3'' Sensor Size Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 936 h (2G)
Up to 936 h (3G)
Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 31 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 23 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)