Phone Comparison - Gionee M2 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime vs Lava Iris X8

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Samsung Lava
Announced January 2014 October 2014 February 2015
Status Available - January 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - February 2015
Price - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 72 x 10.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.83 x 0.41 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
Weight - 130 g (4.59 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.3 GHz Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU Mali-400MP2 - Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 8 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.40% 65.10% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM radio FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Face beauty, Eraser, 99 snaps in one click, Gesture Shot, Smile Shot Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4200 mAh 2000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 555 h - -
Talk Time Up to 31 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
- Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)