HTC Desire 501 dual sim vs Lava Iris 406q

Comparing the HTC Desire 501 dual sim vs Lava Iris 406q across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lava Iris 406q runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while HTC Desire 501 dual sim runs at 1.15 GHz, making Lava Iris 406q the better performer.

Display: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Lava Iris 406q offers 4 inches, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 501 dual sim features a S-LCD 2 display compared to Lava Iris 406q's TFT, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Lava Iris 406q offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a higher front camera resolution with 2.1 MP, while Lava Iris 406q offers 0.3 MP, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim better for front camera photography.

Battery: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Lava Iris 406q offers 1700 mAh, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Desire 501 dual sim offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Lava Iris 406q offers 4 GB, making HTC Desire 501 dual sim the better option for storage.

User Rating: HTC Desire 501 dual sim receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Lava Iris 406q has a rating of 3.7.

HTC Desire 501 dual sim

₹18,281

(Discontinued)

Lava Iris 406q

₹5,299

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

16 Feb, 2014

N/A

Performance

N/A	HiSilicon Kirin
(upto 1.15 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM	1 GB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)	4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
S-LCD 2	TFT
480x800 px	480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

2.1 MP

0.3 MP

Battery

2100 mAh	1700 mAh
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB

4 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5

(145 ratings)

3.7/5

(1,169 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

N/A

Performance

Chipset

NovaThor

HiSilicon Kirin MSM8610

Processor

Dual core, 1.15 GHz

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400

Adreno 302

RAM

1 GB

Display

Display Type

S-LCD 2

TFT

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.16 %

57.38 %

Design

Height

128.5 mm

124 mm

Width

66.9 mm

64 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm

10.3 mm

Weight

130 grams

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection

4 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

2.1 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh

1700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.56 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer