Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5C vs Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Lava Metal 24

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Lava
Announced September 2013 October 2014 December 2016
Status Available - September 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - December 2016
Price - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 2,000 ($30.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
122 x 51 x 11 mm
(4.8 x 2.01 x 0.43 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) -
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS
Build Features - - - Flashlight
- Metal Body
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) -
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz , MediaTek MT6261D
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 - -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB -
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 2.4 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.93% 70.85% 28.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 1.3 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Digital Zoom
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 240p@15fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot No
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v1.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS No
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 2000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM -
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1510 mAh 2300 mAh 1000 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) - -