Face Off: Lava Iris Pro vs Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200

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| 29 Jan, 2014

by: Samir Makwana, The Mobile Indian,Mumbai - 29 Jan, 2014

Its a close call between Lava Iris Pro 30 and Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200. Read on to know more.

Lava launched its much teased Iris Pro series earlier this month. The first handset of the new series, which is named as Lava Iris Pro 30, is claimed to have a pleasant design and competitive hardware. Meanwhile, Micromax too has released a new Canvas series phone - the Canvas Turbo Mini A200, a stripped down version of Canvas Turbo. The Canvas Turbo Mini A200 is available at Rs 14,490 while the Lava Iris Pro 30 is available for Rs 15, 499.

Lava Iris Pro 30 and Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 compete with each other not only on the pricing but also on several fronts. We take a closer look to present how both devices are different and can be similar in select aspects at the same time.

Design

In terms of design, the Lava Iris Pro 30 undoubtedly is better looking than the Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200. The Lava Iris Pro 30 will remind you of the iPhone 4 that was announced in 2010. It has a smooth, rubberised back panel where the camera is located on the top left corner while in the front of the phone there are three capacitive buttons. The metallic chrome rim runs around the phone to hold the front and back panel together. The Iris Pro 30 has the rectangular monoblock design.

Lava Iris Pro vs Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200

Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini is the typical Android device with rounded corners and curved edges bearing back panel. The camera bump is slightly visible. Though it carries a typical design, the phone has three capacitive buttons in the front.

If looks could kill, in this case sell, then the Iris Pro 30 is a better looking option than the Canvas Turbo Mini.

Common Grounds

The Iris Pro 30 and Canvas Turbo Mini A200 have been packaged with loads of similarities. For starters, both smartphones flaunt 4.7-inch display with 1280x720 pixel resolution and pushes pixel density of 312 pixels per inch. The Iris Pro gets an added advantage of having IPS display constructed using Gorilla Glass technology coupled with one-glass solution technique.

Lava Iris Pro vs Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200

Both smartphones run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update and 1 GB RAM. Also, both of them have the typical 4 GB internal storage and 32 GB micro SD card slot. Both smartphones offer Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi (802.11 b/g/n) for wireless connectivity. Better location services are promised with GPS chip.

Lava Iris Pro 30 weighs about 114 grams while the Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini weighs 111 grams. Very close in terms of weight, the difference can be negligible.