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Philips W8355 vs Lava Iris 501

General Info

Manufacturer
Philips Lava
Announced
January 2013 January 2013
Status
Available - March 2013 Available - January 2013
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
147.6 x 79 x 10.9 mm
(5.81 x 3.11 x 0.43 in)
148.5 x 79 x 10.5 mm
(5.85 x 3.11 x 0.41 in)
Weight
224.5 g (7.9.0.18 oz) -
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.30% 60.39%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 203 [Similar] PowerVR SGX531 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video
Yes Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No FM radio
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12
Edge
Yes Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Yes, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
3000 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 742 h Up to 620 h
Talk Time
Up to 13 h Up to 7 h
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