Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 826 vs Lava Iris X8 vs Micromax Canvas Nitro 2 E311

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Lava Micromax
Announced January 2015 February 2015 May 2015
Status Coming Soon - Q1 2015 Available - February 2015 Available - May 2015
Price Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,439 ($94.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, White Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
143.5 x 72.1 x 7.5 mm
(5.65 x 2.84 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Oleophobic Coating/ Anti-finger Print

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-450MP4 Mali-450MP4
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage) 16 GB (11.23 GB for Apps and Phone Storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - 66.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Sony IMX135 CMOS Sensor, f/2.2 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2�m pixel [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p, OV5648 Sensor, f/2.4 Ap [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, apt-X Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM 16 GB (11.23 GB for Apps and Phone Storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2500 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 250 h
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 9 h