Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Intex Aqua Star HD vs Lava Iris X8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Intex Lava
Announced November 2013 September 2014 February 2015
Status Available - Q4 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - February 2015
Price - Rs. 8,000 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, Grey Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
145.2 x 71.6 x 8.1mm
(5.72 x 2.82 x 0.32in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU - Mali-400MP2 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB (5.05 GB for mass storage) 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5.25 inches 5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.61% 66.17% -
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 Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Face Beauty, Panorma, Live Photo Mode, Continous Shot Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA 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, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB (5.05 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 1800 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 250 h -
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 6 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)