Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Lava Iris 406q

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 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 Z1 Compact runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Lava Iris 406q runs at 1.2 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Lava Iris 406q offers 4 inches, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Z1 Compact features a IPS LCD display compared to Lava Iris 406q's TFT, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Lava Iris 406q offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Lava Iris 406q offers 0.3 MP, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers a higher battery capacity with 2300 mAh, while Lava Iris 406q offers 1700 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact better for longer battery life.


Storage: Lava Iris 406q offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers 16 GB, making Lava Iris 406q the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Lava Iris 406q has a rating of 3.7.

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
₹25,990
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₹5,299
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

21 Feb, 2014
N/A
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 800
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 2.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
20.7 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
2 MP
0.3 MP
16 MP

Battery

N/A
2300 mAh
1700 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
N/A
33W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

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

User Ratings

4.1/5
(355 ratings)
3.7/5
(1,169 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 21, 2014
(Official)
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
HiSilicon Kirin MSM8610
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400
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
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 302
Adreno 810

RAM

2 GB
1 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x800 px
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

342 ppi
233 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.7 %
57.38 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

127 mm
124 mm
164.4 mm

Width

64.9 mm
64 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

9.5 mm
10.3 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

137 grams
N/A
210 grams

Water Resistance

Yes IP58
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Very Good

Resolution

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.027 mm focal length Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
N/A
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

5256 x 3944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
N/A
Very Good

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
1700 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
4 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.43 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
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

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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