Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Lava Iris X8 vs Micromax Canvas Sliver 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lava Micromax
Announced October 2014 February 2015 June 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - February 2015 Available - July 2015
Price Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,129 ($104.84) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
141.9 x 68.1 x 5.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.68 x 0.2 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 97 g (3.42 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - - NXP Smart Power Amplifier, Dirac HD Sound

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, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU - Mali-450MP4 Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.85% - 65.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, SONY IMX219 Sensor, 4P Largan Lens, Blue Glass Filter, Beauty Modes, HDR, Panoroma
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2500 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 345 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 8 h (3G)