Phone Comparison - Lava Iris 356 vs HTC Desire VC

Lava Iris 356
lava iris 356
HTC Desire VC
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general General Info

Manufacturer Lava HTC
Announced July 2013 June 2012
Status Available - July 2013 Available - July 2012
Colors Crystal White, Black and Grey Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.9 x 62.5 x 12.6mm
(4.6 x 2.46 x 0.5in)
119.5 x 62.3 x 9.5 mm
(4.7 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 119 g (4.2 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
CDMA 800 / 1900 - SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB) 4 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 49.82% 61.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash Yes LED flash
Features Fixed Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h -
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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