Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Lava Iris 356

Samsung Galaxy Ace
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Lava Iris 356
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lava
Announced January 2011 July 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Crystal White, Black and Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
116.9 x 62.5 x 12.6mm
(4.6 x 2.46 x 0.5in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] -
RAM N/A 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 49.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Yes
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Fixed Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)