Phone Comparison - Lava Iris X1 Grand vs Lava Iris X8 vs Samsung Galaxy S6

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general General Info

Manufacturer Lava Lava Samsung
Announced January 2015 February 2015 March 2015
Status Available - January 2015 Available - February 2015 Available - April 2015
Price Rs. 6,299 ($92.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Blue Topaz
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 72 x 9.15/9.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.83 x 0.36/0.37 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat), upgradeable to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-450MP4 Mali-T760
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.93 GB for mass storage) 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage) 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (577 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.40% - 70.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.93 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2200 mAh 2500 mAh 2550 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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