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Lava Iris 406q vs Nokia Lumia 521

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Rs. 5,299
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Rs. 4,449
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Summary
45%
Performance

HiSilicon Kirin

1 GB RAM

512 MB RAM

Display

4.0" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

4" (10.16 cm)

800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

N/A

Battery

1700 mAh

1430 mAh

9 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
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3.7/5 based on 2,318 ratings

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Lava Iris 406q is permanently discontinued.
Nokia Lumia 521 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Windows Phone v8

Performance
Average
Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin MSM8610

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4

Graphics

Adreno 302

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Display
Below Average
Display Type

TFT

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.0 " (10.16 cm)

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

57.38 %

57.33 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, , Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 124 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 10.3 mm

Height: 124 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

Weight

124.5 grams

Build Material

Case: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Colours

Black, White

White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

No

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Battery
Average
Capacity

1700 mAh

1430 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 8 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 400 Hours(3G)

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 64 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 2.25 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 850 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class B
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0, microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

, Recording option

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Applications

Adobe Acrobat Reader, SkyDrive storage, Company Hub, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, OneNote