Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Lava Iris X8 vs Lava Iris Icon

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Lava Lava
Announced October 2011 February 2015 April 2015
Status Available - October 2011 Available - February 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,499 ($95.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Black with Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
143.41 x 70.56 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.3 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Mali-450MP4 Mali-450MP2
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage) 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Full Lamination, Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% - 67.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, f/2.0 Aperture, BSI II Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Mode, Face Beauty Mode, Smile Shot, MultiView
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p, BSI II f/2.4 Aperture [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 19 h 58 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 58 min (3G)