Phone Comparison - Lava Iris 408e vs Lava Iris Selfie 50 vs Lava Iris X8

general General Info

Manufacturer Lava Lava Lava
Announced January 2014 November 2014 February 2015
Status Available - January 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - February 2015
Price - Rs. 7,699 ($113.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black White, Black, Blue with IML Finish Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 64.8 x 10.35 mm
(4.92 x 2.55 x 0.41 in)
144.5 x 71.2 x 9.25 mm
(5.69 x 2.8 x 0.36 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
Weight - - 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU - - Mali-450MP4
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 512 MB (115 MB for Apps) 8 GB ROM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.34% 66.91% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features Fixed Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, BSI II Sensor Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Auto focus, LED Flash [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB (115 MB for Apps), 256 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 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-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2400 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 192 h Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)