Microsoft Lumia 638 vs Ai+ Pulse

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Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 638 vs Ai+ Pulse across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Ai+ Pulse runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while Microsoft Lumia 638 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Ai+ Pulse the better performer.


Display: Ai+ Pulse offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Microsoft Lumia 638 offers 4.5 inches, making Ai+ Pulse the larger display of the two. Microsoft Lumia 638 features a IPS LCD display compared to Ai+ Pulse's TFT IPS, making Microsoft Lumia 638 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Ai+ Pulse offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Microsoft Lumia 638 offers 5 MP, making Ai+ Pulse better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Ai+ Pulse offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Microsoft Lumia 638 offers 1830 mAh, making Ai+ Pulse better for longer battery life.


Storage: Microsoft Lumia 638 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Ai+ Pulse offers 64 GB, making Microsoft Lumia 638 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Ai+ Pulse receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Microsoft Lumia 638 has a rating of 4.

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₹11,990
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
69%

Release Date

18 Dec, 2014
12 Jul, 2025

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 400
Unisoc T615
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT IPS
480x854 px
720x1600 px (HD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
5 MP

Battery

N/A
1830 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
64 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(603 ratings)
4.2/5
(42,942 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 08, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8.1
Android v15

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
Unisoc T615

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Mali-G57

RAM

1 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT IPS

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
720x1600 px (HD+)

Brightness

N/A
450 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz

Pixel Density

218 ppi
262 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.59 %
83.7 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A
20:9

Screen Protection

N/A
No

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

129.5 mm
167.35 mm

Width

66.7 mm
77.37 mm

Thickness

9.2 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

134 grams
193 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length
50 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Macro Mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Good

Capacity

1830 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

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