Phone Comparison - Intex Aqua Star vs XOLO Era 4G vs Micromax Canvas Spark 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Intex XOLO Micromax
Announced September 2014 February 2016 November 2016
Status Available - September 2014 Available - February 2016 Available - November 2016
Price - Rs. 4,999 ($73.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($73.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141 x 72.9 x 8 mm
(5.55 x 2.87 x 0.31 in)
145.5 x 72 x 8.5 mm
(5.73 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
144 x 72.7 x 10.6 mm
(5.67 x 2.86 x 0.42 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) - 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300) LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.47 W/kg (head)
1.41 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.26 W/kg (head)
0.23 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Spreadtrum SC9830A Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.34 GB for mass storage) 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 65.66% 65.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM radio FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP, LED flash [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.34 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2500 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 220 h Up to 455 h (2G)
Up to 329 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 45 min (3G)
Up to 18 h