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.
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XOLO Q800 |
Micromax A116 Canvas HD |
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Launch Date |
March 2013 |
February 2013 |
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Company |
Xolo, a subsidy of Lava |
Micromax |
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Size |
135.5 x 67 x 9.6 mm |
144 x 74 x 10.7 mm |
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Display |
IPS qHD, 16M colors |
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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Screen |
540 x 960 pixels, 4.5 inches (~245 ppi pixel density) |
720 x 1280 pixels, 5.0 inches (~294 ppi pixel density) |
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Protection |
- |
Yes |
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Weight |
143.5 g |
156 g |
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2G Network |
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
UMTS/HSPA: 900/2100 |
HSDPA 2100 |
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4G Network |
No |
No |
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GUI |
Custom UI |
Custom UI |
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CPU speed |
1.2 GHz, Quad Core |
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 |
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GPU |
PowerVR SGX544 |
PowerVR SGX544 |
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OS |
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
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Chipset |
MTK MT6589 |
MTK MT6589 |
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RAM |
1 GB |
1 GB RAM |
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SIM Size |
Micro-SIM |
Dual SIM (Mini-SIM) |
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Internal Memory |
4 GB |
4 GB (1.77 GB user available) |
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Expandable Memory |
Yes, up to 32 GB |
microSD, up to 32 GB |
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Sensors |
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor |
Proximity sensor, Motion sensor, Gravity sensor, Light sensor |
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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 |
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Data |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB |
GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB |
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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 |
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WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot |
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Bluetooth |
Yes, v2.0 |
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
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USB |
Yes, v2.0 |
Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
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Primary Camera |
8 MP, 720p |
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash |
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Secondary Camera |
1 MP |
Yes, 2 MP |
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Video |
Full HD 1080p@30fps |
Yes, 720p@30fps |
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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 |
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Sound Enhancement |
2 Digital Microphones, Ambient Noise Cancellation |
No |
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Audio supported formats |
MP3, MIDI, WAV, 3GPP,AAC,AAC+,WMA, AMR-NB |
MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player |
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Video supported formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264, Divx |
MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player |
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Battery Capacity |
2100 mAh |
Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery |
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Available Colors |
Black |
Black, White |
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Messaging |
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
HTML5 |
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Radio |
Yes |
FM radio |
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GPS |
Yes with Assisted GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS support |
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Java |
No |
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
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Additional Features |
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