Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 2 vs Lava Iris X8

Xiaomi Redmi 2
xiaomi redmi 2
Lava Iris X8
lava iris x8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Lava
Announced January 2015 February 2015
Status Available - January 2015 Available - February 2015
Price Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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 133 g (4.69 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS 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 [Similar] Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M [Similar]
GPU Adreno 306 [Similar] Mali-450MP4 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.83% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features 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 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM / 16 GB, 2 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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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