Sony Xperia S vs Lava Iris 406q

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Comparing the Sony Xperia S 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: Sony Xperia S runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Lava Iris 406q runs at 1.2 GHz, making Sony Xperia S the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia S offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Lava Iris 406q offers 4 inches, making Sony Xperia S the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia S features a LCD display compared to Lava Iris 406q's TFT, making Sony Xperia S the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.1 MP, while Lava Iris 406q offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia S better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia S offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.3 MP, while Lava Iris 406q offers 0.3 MP, making Sony Xperia S better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia S offers a higher battery capacity with 1750 mAh, while Lava Iris 406q offers 1700 mAh, making Sony Xperia S better for longer battery life.


Storage: Lava Iris 406q offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sony Xperia S offers 32 GB, making Lava Iris 406q the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia S receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Lava Iris 406q has a rating of 3.7.

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Sony Xperia S
(Discontinued)
Lava Iris 406q
₹5,299
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

21 Feb, 2012
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon S3
HiSilicon Kirin
(upto 1.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
LCD
TFT
720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Rear Camera

12.1 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

1750 mAh
1700 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

4.6/5
(603 ratings)
3.7/5
(1,169 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Timescape UI
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
HiSilicon Kirin MSM8610

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 220
Adreno 302

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

LCD
TFT

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px

Pixel Density

342 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.08 %
57.38 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

128 mm
124 mm

Width

64 mm
64 mm

Thickness

10.60 mm
10.3 mm

Weight

144 grams
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

12.1 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1750 mAh
1700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

No
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

SAR Value

Head: 1.3 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
N/A

HDMI

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer