Phone Comparison - ZTE Blade III vs Lava Iris 501 vs ZTE Blade V

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Lava ZTE
Announced September 2012 January 2013 September 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - January 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black/Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123 x 63.5 x 10 mm
(4.84 x 2.5 x 0.39 in)
148.5 x 79 x 10.5 mm
(5.85 x 3.11 x 0.41 in)
126 x 64 x 10.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.52 x 0.43 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) - 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX531 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.43% 60.39% 56.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 2300 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 620 h -
Talk Time - Up to 7 h -