Phone Comparison - Lava Iris 501 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Xolo A500S IPS

general General Info

Manufacturer Lava Nokia XOLO
Announced January 2013 February 2013 October 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.5 x 79 x 10.5 mm
(5.85 x 3.11 x 0.41 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
125 x 63.2 x 8.98 mm
(4.92 x 2.49 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 124 g (4.37 oz) -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 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, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572W
GPU PowerVR SGX531 Adreno 305 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT LCD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.39% 59.47% 57.76%
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 LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 1430 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 620 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 492 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)