Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G 4G (Gen 2) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Lava Iris X8

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Xiaomi Lava
Announced January 2015 August 2015 February 2015
Status Available - January 2015 Available - August 2015 Available - February 2015
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Black/Lemon Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE 2600 (Band 7) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR G6200 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB Yes microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.76% 72.02% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps TD-SCDMA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB Yes microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 3060 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)