Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs Lava Iris 356 vs Lava Iris 352e

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lava Lava
Announced January 2011 July 2013 November 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Available - July 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Crystal White, Black and Grey Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
116.9 x 62.5 x 12.6mm
(4.6 x 2.46 x 0.5in)
118 x 63 x 12.5 mm
(4.65 x 2.48 x 0.49 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU Adreno 200 - -
RAM N/A 256 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB) 512 MB (User Memory - 113 MB)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT touchscreen TFT touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 262K colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 49.82% 48.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash LED flash Yes No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Fixed Focus, Face Detection Fixed Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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, v2.0 microUSB Yes Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM 512 MB (User Memory - 113 MB), 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 1350 mAh 1500 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 200 h Up to 260 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 6 h