Microsoft Lumia 638 vs Microsoft Lumia 532

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Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 638 vs Microsoft Lumia 532 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Microsoft Lumia 638 and Microsoft Lumia 532 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Microsoft Lumia 638 offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Microsoft Lumia 532 offers 4 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 638 the larger display of the two. Microsoft Lumia 638 features a IPS LCD display compared to Microsoft Lumia 532's LCD, making Microsoft Lumia 638 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Microsoft Lumia 638 and Microsoft Lumia 532 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Microsoft Lumia 638 offers a higher battery capacity with 1830 mAh, while Microsoft Lumia 532 offers 1560 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 638 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Microsoft Lumia 638 and Microsoft Lumia 532 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

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Microsoft Lumia 638
₹11,990
(Discontinued)
Microsoft Lumia 532
₹5,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2014
25 Feb, 2015

Performance

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

Display

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
480x854 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP

Battery

1830 mAh
1560 mAh

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(603 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Windows Phone v8.1
Windows Phone v8.1

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8212

Processor

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

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 302

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

218 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.59 %
58.42 %

Design

Height

129.5 mm
118.9 mm

Width

66.7 mm
65.5 mm

Thickness

9.2 mm
11.6 mm

Weight

134 grams
136 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length
5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.428 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
848x480x30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Video Recording

N/A
640x480 fps

Battery

Capacity

1830 mAh
1560 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 12 Hours(3G) / Up to 20.9 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)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer