Samsung Galaxy S 4G vs Lava Iris 406q

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S 4G 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 Samsung Galaxy S 4G runs at 1.0 GHz, making Lava Iris 406q the better performer.

Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S 4G and Lava Iris 406q offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S 4G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Lava Iris 406q's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S 4G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S 4G and Lava Iris 406q feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S 4G and Lava Iris 406q feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Lava Iris 406q offers a higher battery capacity with 1700 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S 4G offers 1650 mAh, making Lava Iris 406q better for longer battery life.

Storage: Lava Iris 406q offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S 4G offers 1 GB, making Lava Iris 406q the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy S 4G

₹29,741

(Discontinued)

Lava Iris 406q

₹5,299

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

23 Feb, 2011

N/A

14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 3110	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 1 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
512 MB RAM	1 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4 inches (10.16 cm)	4.0 inches (10.16 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Super AMOLED	TFT	Super AMOLED
480x800 px	480x800 px	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 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	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
0.3 MP	0.3 MP	16 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1650 mAh	1700 mAh	6000 mAh
N/A	N/A	33W Fast Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

1 GB	4 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

N/A

3.7/5

(1,169 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.2

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 3 3110

HiSilicon Kirin MSM8610

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

1 GHz, Samsung

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 540

Adreno 302

Adreno 810

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches (10.16 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

57.63 %

57.38 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

122.4 mm

124 mm

164.4 mm

Width

64.5 mm

64 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

9.90 mm

10.3 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

118 grams

N/A

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

4 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1280x720 @ 30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

1650 mAh

1700 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 6.5(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB

4 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

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

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

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

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