Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 46.7 | 51.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lava | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x |
| -- | 2009-06-08 |
| 5.63 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches | 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches |
| -- | 4.76 ounces |
| Gray | Black and White |
| $ 155.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 220 pixels per inch | 165 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 6.9 |
| Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor | Single-Core 600 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU |
| 8.01 | 7.02 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.82 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.00 MP |
| -- | 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 230 hours standby time 5.3 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time |
| 3.92 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 3GS is slightly better than the LAVA Iris 506Q, getting a 51.3 score against 46.7. The Apple iPhone 3GS comes with iOS 6.1 operating system, and LAVA Iris 506Q comes with Android 4.2 operating system. The LAVA Iris 506Q features a quite superior hardware performance than iPhone 3GS, because it has a larger number of cores and 256 MB more RAM memory.
LAVA Iris 506Q counts with a more vivid display than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a much better resolution of 960 x 540px, a lot bigger screen and a greater pixel count in each inch in the screen. LAVA Iris 506Q has a bigger memory to install games and applications than iPhone 3GS, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB.
LAVA Iris 506Q has a superior battery life than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has 2000mAh of battery capacity. LAVA Iris 506Q features just a bit better camera than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a way higher 5 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, iPhone 3GS is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a great choice.
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