Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 638 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2014 March 2015 March 2015
Status Available - December 2014 Available - May 2015 Available - May 2015
Price Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black/Silver Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ClearBlack Display TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 8.0 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.43% 69.00% 71.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - -
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, 1/4 Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE/ apt-X after WP8 Denim update v4.0 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 Li-Ion Battery (BL-5H) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1830 mAh 4200 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -