Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 59.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lava | BLU |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| -- | 2018-01-22 |
| 5.65 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches | 6.11 x 3.03 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 294 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | MediaTek MT6753 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T720 MP3 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM, Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
| 4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 291 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
BLU R2 Plus is a little bit better than LAVA Iris X8, having a 59.3 score against 54.2. Although it's the best phone in this comparison, the BLU R2 Plus is a a bit thicker and a little bit heavier phone than the LAVA Iris X8. Both devices in this comparison include Android OS, but the BLU R2 Plus has a newer 7.0 Nougat version while LAVA Iris X8 has Android 4.4.2, so it provides the user some nice extra features.
LAVA Iris X8 features just a bit better looking display than BLU R2 Plus, although it has much lesser pixels per inch of screen, a way lower 1280 x 720 resolution and a bit smaller display. The BLU R2 Plus features a way bigger storage for games and applications than LAVA Iris X8, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 64 GB and 32 GB internal memory capacity.
BLU R2 Plus's CPU is very similar to LAVA Iris X8's CPU, and although the BLU R2 Plus has 1 GB more RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. BLU R2 Plus counts with a much better camera than LAVA Iris X8, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the BLU R2 Plus also has a lot higher resolution camera.
The BLU R2 Plus features greater battery lifetime than LAVA Iris X8, because it has a 20% greater battery size.
BLU R2 Plus is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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