Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 50.1 | 55.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lava | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| -- | 2010-06-28 |
| 5.65 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 4.92 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 4.16 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 384 MB RAM |
| Broadcom VideoCore IV (250 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 2 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 3.22 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 2.9 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 200 hours standby time 6 hours talk time | 312 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 4 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Fascinate is a little bit better than LAVA Iris X5, getting a 55.1 score against 50.1. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Fascinate has the older 2.3 version while LAVA Iris X5 has Android 4.4.2 version. Samsung Fascinate is a much thicker but somewhat lighter phone than LAVA Iris X5.
The LAVA Iris X5 has a superior performance than Samsung Fascinate, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory, a much better 250 megahertz graphics processor and a higher number of cores. The LAVA Iris X5 counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Fascinate, because it has a larger screen, a much higher resolution of 1280 x 720px and a higher count of pixels per display inch.
LAVA Iris X5 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Fascinate, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (HD) video resolution, the LAVA Iris X5 also has a camera with a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution. LAVA Iris X5 features a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Fascinate, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 32 GB, the LAVA Iris X5 also has more internal memory.
The LAVA Iris X5 has a much longer battery duration than Samsung Fascinate, because it has 2100mAh of battery capacity instead of 1500mAh.
Samsung Fascinate not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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