Difference between XOLO Q800 and Micromax A116 Canvas HD

Key difference: The Xolo Q800 is a Quad-core 1.2 GHz smartphone powered by MTK MT6589 and a 1 GB RAM. The phone runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It features a 4.5 inch screen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. The Micromax A116 Canvas HD is the successor to the really popular Micromax A110 Canvas 2 and is better than its predecessor in every way. It features a 5.0 inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. It runs on a Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 and 1 GB of RAM.

Xolo is a subsidy of Lava, a technology and mobile phone company based in India. In addition to making handsets for the Indian Market, Lava has various other segments under its banner, such as tablets, datacards and routers. As the India market is very price sensitive, Lava has had to produce an affordable range of phones. The Android based smartphones of the company are mainly released under two of its brands: Iris and Xolo.

Xolo came around when Lava tied up with Intel to release the Intel based smartphone, the Intel AZ510 in India. The phone was branded as Xolo X900. The brand endured and now handles Lava’s mid-range Android-based smartphones. The Xolo Q800 is one such phone that Lava has recently released into the market.

The Xolo Q800 is a Quad-core 1.2 GHz smartphone powered by MTK MT6589 and a 1 GB RAM. The phone runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It features a 4.5 inch screen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. It has an internal memory of 4GB and an expandable memory that is upgradeable up to 32GB. It also features an 8 MP camera with BSI sensor and a 1 MP secondary front-facing camera for video calling.

Like Lava, Micromax is another India-based mobile phone company. Micromax currently has the biggest market share among the Indian companies. Hence, Micromax is the company to beat for XOLO.

The Micromax A116 Canvas HD is the successor to the really popular Micromax A110 Canvas 2 and is better than its predecessor in every way. It features a 5.0 inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. It runs on a Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 and 1 GB of RAM, making is faster than its predecessor and most mid-market smartphones at the time. It comes with Android OS v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), and has a planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean). Like its predecessor, it is also a Dual-SIM phone and has an internal memory of 4 GB, of which 1.77 GB is available to the user. The phone has an 8 MP primary camera and a 2 MP secondary camera.

The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Xolo website, the Micromax website and fonearena.com.

 

XOLO Q800

Micromax A116 Canvas HD

Launch Date

March 2013

February 2013

Company

Xolo, a subsidy of Lava

Micromax

Size

135.5 x 67 x 9.6 mm

144 x 74 x 10.7 mm

Display

IPS qHD, 16M colors

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Screen

540 x 960 pixels, 4.5 inches (~245 ppi pixel density)

720 x 1280 pixels, 5.0 inches (~294 ppi pixel density)

Protection

-

Yes

Weight

143.5 g

156 g

2G Network

GSM 850/900/1800/1900

GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G Network

UMTS/HSPA: 900/2100

HSDPA 2100

4G Network

No

No

GUI

Custom UI

Custom UI

CPU speed

1.2 GHz, Quad Core

Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7

GPU

PowerVR SGX544

PowerVR SGX544

OS

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Chipset

MTK MT6589

MTK MT6589

RAM

1 GB

1 GB RAM

SIM Size

Micro-SIM

Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)

Internal Memory

4 GB

4 GB (1.77 GB user available)

Expandable Memory

Yes, up to 32 GB

microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Proximity sensor, Motion sensor, Gravity sensor, Light sensor

Connectivity

USB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, GPS

3G , Bluetooth 4.0 , Wi-Fi , USB 2.0, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, HSPA, HSPA+, GPS

Data

GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB

GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB

Speed

HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps (DL); HSPA+ up to 5.7 Mbps (UL)

GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800

HSPA 2100 MHz

HSPA+ (DL-21Mbps, UL-11Mbps) depends upon network

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes, v2.0

Yes, v4.0 with A2DP

USB

Yes, v2.0

Yes, microUSB v2.0

Primary Camera

8 MP, 720p

8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash

Secondary Camera

1 MP

Yes, 2 MP

Video

Full HD 1080p@30fps

Yes, 720p@30fps

Camera Features

Flash support, Auto focus, Burst Mode, Auto, Normal, Night, Sunset, Party, Portrait, Landscape, Night portrait, Theatre, Beach, Snow, Steady Photo, Fireworks, Sports, and Candle Light mode.

Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection

Sound Enhancement

2 Digital Microphones, Ambient Noise Cancellation

No

Audio supported formats

MP3, MIDI, WAV, 3GPP,AAC,AAC+,WMA, AMR-NB

MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player

Video supported formats

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, Divx

MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

Battery Capacity

2100 mAh

Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery

Available Colors

Black

Black, White

Messaging

SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser

HTML5

HTML5

Radio

Yes

FM radio

GPS

Yes with Assisted GPS

Yes, with A-GPS support

Java

No

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Additional Features

  • SNS integration
  • Document viewer
  • Video/photo editor
  • Voice memo/dial
  • Predictive text input
  • Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, Google Talk
  • Smart Multitasking
  • large display
  • Camera with BSI sensor
  • Full HD 1080p@30fps playback
  • Gaming Experience
  • Jelly Bean
  • SNS integration
  • Organizer
  • Document viewer
  • Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, Google Talk
  • Voice memo/dial
  • Predictive text input
  • Hookup , M! Zone+ , M! Store , Mi Live

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