Lava Iris X8 vs Karbonn Platinum P9

Comparing the Lava Iris X8 vs Karbonn Platinum P9 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 X8 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Karbonn Platinum P9 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Lava Iris X8 the better performer.

Display: Karbonn Platinum P9 offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Lava Iris X8 offers 5 inches, making Karbonn Platinum P9 the larger display of the two. Both Lava Iris X8 and Karbonn Platinum P9 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Lava Iris X8 and Karbonn Platinum P9 feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Karbonn Platinum P9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Lava Iris X8 offers 3 MP, making Karbonn Platinum P9 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Lava Iris X8 and Karbonn Platinum P9 offer the same 2500 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Lava Iris X8 and Karbonn Platinum P9 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

User Rating: Lava Iris X8 receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while Karbonn Platinum P9 has a rating of 2.9.

Lava Iris X8

₹6,349

(Out of Stock)

Karbonn Platinum P9

₹3,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

62%

N/A

Release Date

12 Feb, 2015

04 Mar, 2015

Performance

	N/A
MediaTek MT6592M	N/A
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.4 GHz)	(upto 1.3 GHz)
2 GB RAM	1 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)	540x960 px

Rear Camera

	N/A
8 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera

	N/A
3 MP	8 MP

Battery

	N/A
2500 mAh	2500 mAh

Storage

16 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5

(3,582 ratings)

2.9/5

(25 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 12, 2015

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

N/A

Chipset

MediaTek MT6592M

N/A

Processor

Octa core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 1.3 GHz

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-450 MP4

N/A

RAM

2 GB

1 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

540x960 px

Pixel Density

294 ppi

184 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.63 %

68.99 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

143.4 mm

166 mm

Width

70.9 mm

86.6 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

160 grams

150 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg

N/A

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg

N/A

Resolution

3 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

2500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Up to 7 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer