Phone Comparison - Lava Iris X5 vs Lava Iris X8 vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Lava Lava Sony
Announced November 2014 February 2015 March 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - February 2015 Available - April 2015
Price Rs. 7,900 ($116.18) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Grey Black, White Black, White, Copper, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.5 x 71.5 x 7.7mm
(5.65 x 2.81 x 0.3in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 136 g (4.8 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 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes

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, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU - Mali-450MP4 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (6 GB for mass storage) 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16.7M colors 16.7M colors 16M 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 67.04% - 67.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1.4μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, BSI II Sensor Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, Auto focus, LED Flash [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go 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 8 GB (6 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2500 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h - -
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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