Phone Comparison - Lava Iris X8 vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM vs HTC Desire 526

general General Info

Manufacturer Lava Microsoft HTC
Announced February 2015 April 2015 July 2015
Status Available - February 2015 Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - July 2015
Price Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,790 ($99.85) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Orange, white, black, cyan -
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
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Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Mali-450MP4 Adreno 302 Adreno 304
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage) 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 64.82% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 480p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2200 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 576 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)
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