Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM vs Nokia Lumia 730

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Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM vs Nokia Lumia 730 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM and Nokia Lumia 730 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Nokia Lumia 730 offers 4.7 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia 730 features a OLED display compared to Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM's IPS LCD, making Nokia Lumia 730 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Nokia Lumia 730 offers 6.7 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM and Nokia Lumia 730 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Nokia Lumia 730 offers a higher battery capacity with 2220 mAh, while Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers 2200 mAh, making Nokia Lumia 730 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM and Nokia Lumia 730 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 730 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM has a rating of 4.

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Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM
₹7,150
(Discontinued)
Nokia Lumia 730
₹5,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 May, 2015
06 Oct, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 200
Snapdragon 400
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
6.7 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

2200 mAh
2220 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(4,786 ratings)
4.4/5
(4,926 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Windows Phone v8.1
Windows Phone v8.1

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
32 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 302
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
312 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.79 %
65.85 %

Screen Protection

No
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

144 mm
134.7 mm

Width

73.7 mm
68.5 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
8.7 mm

Weight

152 grams
130 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
6.7 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/1.926 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
2312 x 1736 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

848x480x30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

Other
848x480x30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2200 mAh
2220 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 26.2 Hours(3G) / Up to 14.8 Hours(2G)
Up to 17 Hours(3G) / Up to 22 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass