Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy J7

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Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy J7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy J7 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy J7 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy J7 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers 5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy J7 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy J7 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy J7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy J7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM and Samsung Galaxy J7 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J7 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers 2200 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J7 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy J7 offers 16 GB, making Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy J7 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM has a rating of 4.

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Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM
₹7,150
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy J7
₹8,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
69%

Release Date

18 May, 2015
16 Jul, 2015

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 200
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1.5 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
2200 mAh
3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(4,786 ratings)
4.3/5
(37,496 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 16, 2015
(Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8.1
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 302
Mali-T720 MP2

RAM

1 GB
1.5 GB

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

294 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.79 %
69.46 %

Screen Protection

No
No

Design

Height

144 mm
152.4 mm

Width

73.7 mm
78.6 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

152 grams
171 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

848x480x30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Video Recording

Other
848x480x30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good

Capacity

2200 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 26.2 Hours(3G) / Up to 14.8 Hours(2G)
Up to 18 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 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 SIM2: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.571 W/kg

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
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

HDMI

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Proximity sensor Accelerometer