Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos vs Xiaomi Redmi 2 vs Lava Iris X8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Lava
Announced October 2014 January 2015 February 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - February 2015
Price Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.28 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
Weight 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.39% 67.83% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor, Panorama, Real-time HDR Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video - Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM / 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2200 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)