Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 1S vs Huawei Honor Holly vs Lava Iris X5

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Huawei Lava
Announced May 2014 October 2014 November 2014
Status Available - May 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,900 ($116.18) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels White, Black White, Black, Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
- 143.5 x 71.5 x 7.7mm
(5.65 x 2.81 x 0.3in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) - 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB (6 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB - microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.61% - 67.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1.4μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, BSI II Sensor
Video 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, Auto focus, LED Flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (6 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage 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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 200 h
Talk Time - - Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)