Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy E5 vs Micromax Canvas Hue vs Lava Iris X8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Micromax Lava
Announced January 2015 January 2015 February 2015
Status Available - Feburary 2015 Available - January 2015 Available - February 2015
Price Rs. 13,999 ($205.87) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,829 ($100.43) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Brown White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.6 x 70.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.57 x 2.76 x 0.29 in)
- 143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - E500F, E500H, E500HQ, E500M
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - E500F/DS, E500H/DS, E500M/DS
GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 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, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU - Mali-400MP2 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.20% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 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 HSPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 3000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 280 h -
Talk Time Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)