Spice Mi-270 vs Lava A16 MTV

Comparing the Spice Mi-270 vs Lava A16 MTV across display, camera, battery and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Spice Mi-270 offers a screen size of 2.8 inches, while Lava A16 MTV offers 2.6 inches, making Spice Mi-270 the larger display of the two. Lava A16 MTV features a IPS LCD display compared to Spice Mi-270's TFT, making Lava A16 MTV the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Lava A16 MTV offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3.2 MP, while Spice Mi-270 offers 2 MP, making Lava A16 MTV better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Lava A16 MTV offers a higher battery capacity with 900 mAh, while Spice Mi-270 offers 1000 mAh, making Lava A16 MTV better for longer battery life.

User Rating: Lava A16 MTV receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Spice Mi-270 has a rating of 3.7.

Spice Mi-270

₹5,325

(Out of Stock)

Lava A16 MTV

₹4,100

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

17 May, 2011

21 Dec, 2011

14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
MediaTek	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
(upto 416 MHz)	N/A	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
256 MB RAM	N/A	16 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
2.8 inches (7.11 cm)	2.6 inches (6.6 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
TFT	IPS LCD	AMOLED
240x320 px	240x400 px	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
2 MP Primary Camera	3.2 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1000 mAh	900 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 MB	N/A	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.7/5

(150 ratings)

4.5/5

(20 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹159,999

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Video

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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 17, 2011

(Official)

Dec 21, 2011

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.2 (Froyo)

N/A

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

416 MHz

N/A

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 840

RAM

256 MB

N/A

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

2.8 inches (7.11 cm)

2.6 inches (6.6 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

240x400 px

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

143 ppi

179 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

42.47 %

33.72 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

104 mm

120 mm

162.98 mm

Width

55 mm

47.5 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

12.60 mm

13.10 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

98 grams

100 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1000 mAh

900 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 3 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB

N/A

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB

Yes

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

USB Type-C

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: Yes Multi Format Music Player Speaker with Metal Diaphragm Yamaha PA System SRS WOW HD Sound

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

N/A

Yes

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes 1000 Entries

N/A

SMS

N/A

Yes SMS Storage 2000

N/A

MMS

N/A

Yes

N/A

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