Phone Comparison - Lava Iris X1 vs Samsung Galaxy Star Advance vs Micromax Canvas Xpress A99

general General Info

Manufacturer Lava Samsung Micromax
Announced May 2014 May 2013 December 2014
Status Available - May 2014 Available - June 2013 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 6,550 ($96.32) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Blue, Silver White, Blue Blue, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134 x 66 x 8.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.6 x 0.35 in)
130.2 x 67.9 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
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Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 No HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom BCM23550 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Broadcom VideoCore IV - Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 4 GB 8 GB (5.85 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.92% 59.51% -
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 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with 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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.85 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - 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 1800 mAh 1800 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 240 h
Talk Time - - Up to 7 h