Phone Comparison - Micromax A88 Canvas Music vs Lava Iris X1 vs Samsung Galaxy Star Advance

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Lava Samsung
Announced May 2013 May 2014 May 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 134 x 66 x 8.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.6 x 0.35 in)
130.2 x 67.9 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight - 138 g (4.87 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom BCM23550 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX531 Broadcom VideoCore IV -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1.93 GB user available) 4 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 62.92% 59.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1.93 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1800 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 260 h - -
Talk Time Up to 5 h - -