Phone Comparison - Micromax A72 Canvas Viva vs Lava Iris X8 vs Lava X17 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Lava Lava
Announced April 2013 February 2015 July 2016
Status Available - April 2013 Available - February 2015 Available - July 2016
Price - Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,649 ($83.07) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.8 x 76 x 10.6 mm
(5.62 x 2.99 x 0.42 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
145 x 72 x 8.5 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor 1 GHz Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU - Mali-450MP4 -
RAM 256 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 110 MB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors - 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.28% - 65.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor, Panorama, Real-time HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 110 MB, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 8 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2500 mAh 2350 mAh
Stand by Up to 280 h - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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