Nokia 603 vs Lava Iris 406q

Comparing the Nokia 603 vs Lava Iris 406q across performance, display, camera, 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 Nokia 603 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Lava Iris 406q the better performer.

Display: Lava Iris 406q offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Nokia 603 offers 3.5 inches, making Lava Iris 406q the larger display of the two. Nokia 603 features a LCD display compared to Lava Iris 406q's TFT, making Nokia 603 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nokia 603 and Lava Iris 406q feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Storage: Lava Iris 406q offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Nokia 603 offers 1 GB, making Lava Iris 406q the better option for storage.

User Rating: Nokia 603 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Lava Iris 406q has a rating of 3.7.

Nokia 603

₹30,999

(Discontinued)

Lava Iris 406q

₹5,299

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

21 Oct, 2011

N/A

11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	HiSilicon Kirin	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
512 MB RAM	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)	4.0 inches (10.16 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	TFT	Extreme AMOLED
360x640 px	480x800 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	0.3 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
N/A	1700 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

1 GB	4 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.5/5

(214 ratings)

3.7/5

(1,169 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Symbian

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

HiSilicon Kirin MSM8610

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

1 GHz

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 302

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

TFT

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

360x640 px

480x800 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

210 ppi

233 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

52.07 %

57.38 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

113.5 mm

124 mm

162.7 mm

Width

57.1 mm

64 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

12.70 mm

10.3 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

109.6 grams

N/A

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

4 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 25

1280x720 @ 30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

N/A

1700 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 7(3G) / Up to 16(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB

4 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v4.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ eAAC+ MP4 M4A with Loud Speaker 3.5mm Audio Jack Music Playback Time : Up to 75 hours

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Native and Java games Pre-loaded Games

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall

N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View

N/A

MMS

Yes

N/A

Email

Yes POP IMAP Push e-mail

N/A

Other Facilities

Calendar Alarms Organizer Voice command/dial Predictive text input

N/A

Applications

Quickoffice document editor Adobe PDF Reader

N/A

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