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Lava Iris 406q vs Sony Xperia U

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Rs. 5,299
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Summary
45%
Performance

HiSilicon Kirin

1 GB RAM

ST-Ericsson NovaThor

512 MB RAM

Display

4.0" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

3.5" (8.89 cm)

480x854 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1700 mAh

1320 mAh

5.6 h talktime (3G)

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

Non Expandable

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User Rating

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3.7/5 based on 2,318 ratings

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General
Launch Date

May 7, 2012 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Performance
Average
Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin MSM8610

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

CPU

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics

Adreno 302

Mali-400

RAM

1 GB

512 MB

Display
Below Average
Display Type

TFT

Screen Size

4.0 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

57.38 %

55.71 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

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

Height: 112 mm
Width: 54 mm
Thickness: 12 mm

Weight

110 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom

Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Battery
Average
Capacity

1700 mAh

1320 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

Up to 5.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 6.6 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 472 Hours(3G) / Up to 260 Hours(2G)

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

No

User Available Storage

Up to 2.25 GB

Up to 4 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Single SIM, GSM

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 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
107 kbps
EDGE:
296 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

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0, microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

, Recording option

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass