Phone Comparison - Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs Lava Iris 501 vs Lava Iris X1

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Lava Lava
Announced January 2013 January 2013 May 2014
Status Available - February 2013 Available - January 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
148.5 x 79 x 10.5 mm
(5.85 x 3.11 x 0.41 in)
134 x 66 x 8.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.6 x 0.35 in)
Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) - 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6589 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom BCM23550
GPU PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX531 Broadcom VideoCore IV
RAM N/A 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage, 1 GB 4 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 60.39% 62.92%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 1 GB 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2300 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 174 h Up to 620 h -
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 7 h -