Lava A72 vs Lava A79

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Comparing the Lava A72 vs Lava A79 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lava A72 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Lava A79 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Lava A72 the better performer.


Display: Lava A79 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Lava A72 offers 5 inches, making Lava A79 the larger display of the two. Both Lava A72 and Lava A79 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Lava A72 and Lava A79 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Lava A72 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Lava A79 offers 2 MP, making Lava A72 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Lava A72 offers a higher battery capacity with 2500 mAh, while Lava A79 offers 2200 mAh, making Lava A72 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Lava A72 and Lava A79 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.


User Rating: Lava A79 receives a higher user rating of 3.6, while Lava A72 has a rating of 3.3.

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Lava A72
₹6,499
(Discontinued)
Lava A79
₹4,799
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

03 May, 2016
01 Jun, 2016

Performance

Spreadtrum SC9830A
Spreadtrum SC7731G
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
2 MP

Battery

2500 mAh
2200 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

3.3/5
(751 ratings)
3.6/5
(1,109 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Chipset

Spreadtrum SC9830A
Spreadtrum SC7731G

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP2
Mali-400 MP2

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Pixel Density

294 ppi
170 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.64 %
70.67 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Scratch-resistant glass
No

Design

Height

145.5 mm
155 mm

Width

72 mm
78.6 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
9.2 mm

Weight

143 grams
134 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Battery

Capacity

2500 mAh
2200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11 Hours(3G) / Up to 13 Hours(2G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Accelerometer