Samsung Galaxy S3 mini vs Lava Iris 406q

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini vs Lava Iris 406q 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 406q runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S3 mini runs at 1.0 GHz, making Lava Iris 406q the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 mini and Lava Iris 406q offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S3 mini features a Super AMOLED display compared to Lava Iris 406q's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S3 mini the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 mini and Lava Iris 406q feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 mini 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 S3 mini offers 1500 mAh, making Lava Iris 406q better for longer battery life.


Storage: Lava Iris 406q offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S3 mini offers 16 GB, making Lava Iris 406q the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S3 mini receives a higher user rating of 4, while Lava Iris 406q has a rating of 3.7.

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Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
₹11,832
(Discontinued)
Lava Iris 406q
₹5,299
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

14 Nov, 2012
N/A

Performance

ST-Ericsson NovaThor
HiSilicon Kirin
(upto 1 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
Super AMOLED
TFT
480x800 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

1500 mAh
1700 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(3 ratings)
3.7/5
(1,169 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
HiSilicon Kirin MSM8610

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400
Adreno 302

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
TFT

Screen Size

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

Resolution

480x800 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.41 %
57.38 %

Design

Height

121.55 mm
124 mm

Width

63 mm
64 mm

Thickness

9.90 mm
10.3 mm

Weight

120 grams
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
4 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 25
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
1700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.83(3G) / Up to 14.16(2G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

Document Viewer
N/A