Nokia Lumia 521 vs Lava Iris 406q

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 521 vs Lava Iris 406q across performance, display, camera, battery and storage 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 Lumia 521 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Lava Iris 406q the better performer.


Display: Both Nokia Lumia 521 and Lava Iris 406q offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but Nokia Lumia 521 features a IPS LCD display compared to Lava Iris 406q's TFT, making Nokia Lumia 521 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 521 and Lava Iris 406q feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Lava Iris 406q offers a higher battery capacity with 1700 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 521 offers 1430 mAh, making Lava Iris 406q better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 521 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Lava Iris 406q offers 4 GB, making Nokia Lumia 521 the better option for storage.

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Nokia Lumia 521
₹4,449
(Discontinued)
Lava Iris 406q
₹5,299
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

14 Apr, 2013
N/A

Performance

N/A
HiSilicon Kirin
(upto 1 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
512 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
800x480 px (HD)
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP

Battery

1430 mAh
1700 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

N/A
3.7/5
(1,169 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

N/A
HiSilicon Kirin MSM8610

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 302

RAM

512 MB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)
480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

57.33 %
57.38 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

124 mm
124 mm

Width

64 mm
64 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
10.3 mm

Weight

124.5 grams
N/A

Build Material

Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom28 mm focal length
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1936 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
1700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

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 v3.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
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
N/A