Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 46.2 | 50.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lava | HTC |
| Android 4.2 | Android 2.2, 2.1 |
| -- | 2010-02-16 |
| 5.28 x 2.60 x 0.41 inches | 4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 3.7 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 218 pixels per inch | 252 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1300 MHz processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 576 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.92 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 5.94 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 17.5 hours talk time | 340 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC Desire is a little bit better than the LAVA Iris 470, getting a global score of 50.6 against 46.2. HTC Desire is a just a bit lighter but somewhat thicker cellphone than the LAVA Iris 470. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the HTC Desire has an older 2.2 version and LAVA Iris 470 has Android 4.2 version.
LAVA Iris 470 has a little better performance than HTC Desire, because although it has doesn't have a GPU and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with 1 more cpu cores. The HTC Desire has a bit sharper display than LAVA Iris 470, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 800 x 480px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
The LAVA Iris 470 features a slightly better camera than HTC Desire. Both of them have a back facing camera with a 5 megapixels resolution. The LAVA Iris 470 counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than HTC Desire. Both of them have an external memory slot that holds up to 32 GB.
The LAVA Iris 470 features superior battery performance than HTC Desire, because it has 1650mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, HTC Desire is also by far the cheapest.
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