Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos vs Lava Iris X5 vs Lava Iris Alfa

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lava Lava
Announced June 2014 November 2014 January 2015
Status Available - July 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 7,900 ($116.18) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,499 ($95.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black White, Black, Grey Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
143.5 x 71.5 x 7.7mm
(5.65 x 2.81 x 0.3in)
141 x 71.4 x 9.2 mm
(5.55 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, 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) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU - - -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB (6 GB for mass storage) 8 GB (3.38 GB for apps, 2.38 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Shatter Proof Glass
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.25% 67.04% 68.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1.4μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, BSI II Sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, BSI+ Sensor
Video Yes Yes, 720p 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Auto focus, LED Flash [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v2.1
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8 GB (6 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 8 GB (3.38 GB for apps, 2.38 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2100 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 200 h -
Talk Time - Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 22 h 42 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 30 min (3G)