Microsoft Lumia 638 vs Zen M21i

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Comparing the Microsoft Lumia 638 vs Zen M21i across display, camera, battery and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Microsoft Lumia 638 offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Zen M21i offers 2.8 inches, making Microsoft Lumia 638 the larger display of the two. Microsoft Lumia 638 features a IPS LCD display compared to Zen M21i's TFT, making Microsoft Lumia 638 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Microsoft Lumia 638 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Zen M21i offers 1.3 MP, making Microsoft Lumia 638 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Microsoft Lumia 638 offers a higher battery capacity with 1830 mAh, while Zen M21i offers 1200 mAh, making Microsoft Lumia 638 better for longer battery life.


User Rating: Microsoft Lumia 638 receives a higher user rating of 4, while Zen M21i has a rating of 3.2.

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Microsoft Lumia 638
₹11,990
(Discontinued)
Zen M21i
₹1,263
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2014
14 Dec, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 400
N/A
(upto 1.2 GHz)
N/A
1 GB RAM
N/A

Display

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
2.8 inches (7.11 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
480x854 px
240x320 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1830 mAh
1200 mAh

Storage

8 GB
N/A

User Ratings

4/5
(603 ratings)
3.2/5
(8 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Windows Phone v8.1
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
N/A

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
N/A

RAM

1 GB
N/A

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
2.8 inches  (7.11 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
240x320 px

Pixel Density

218 ppi
143 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.59 %
N/A

Design

Height

129.5 mm
N/A

Width

66.7 mm
N/A

Thickness

9.2 mm
N/A

Weight

134 grams
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
1280 x 1024 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
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1830 mAh
1200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 8 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Mini

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)
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Video Player

N/A
Yes Video Formats: MPEG4

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: MP3

Sensors

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
N/A

Games

N/A
Yes

Browser

N/A
Yes WAP

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Limited

Other Facilities

N/A
Calculator Stopwatch World clock Calendar Alarm