Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas Selfie A255 vs Lava Iris X8 vs XOLO Black 1X

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Lava XOLO
Announced December 2014 February 2015 October 2015
Status Available - December 2014 Available - February 2015 Available - October 2015
Price Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pristine White, Mesmerising Blue Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
144.6 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.69 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 1800 TD-LTE 2300
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, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT6592 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M Octa-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6753
GPU Mali-450MP4 Mali-450MP4 Mali-T720MP3
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage) 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - 66.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 13 MP, LED Flash, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/7.2 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
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, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

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 2300 mAh 2500 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 198 h - Up to 394 h (2G)
Up to 354 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 27 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)