Icemobile Crystal vs Lava A59

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Width

    Crystal: 9.8 mm narrower

    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
    A59:
    66 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Crystal: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Crystal:
    3.5 in
    A59:
    4.5 in
  • Depth

    A59: 3.8 mm thinner

    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
    A59:
    9.3 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 22.5 mm shorter

    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
    A59:
    134 mm
  • Release year

    Crystal:
    2011
    A59:
    2016

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Crystal

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.1 mm +3.8 mm versus A59
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. A59

    Height:
    134 mm +22.5 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    66 mm +9.8 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    9.3 mm
    Weight:
    155 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Crystal

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. A59

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²

A59 has approximately 60.1% more rectangular screen area than Crystal.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Crystal: Original memory entry

512 MB + 256 MB

A59: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Crystal

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)

2. A59

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Crystal

    1050 mAh

  2. 2. A59

    1750 mAh

    +700 mAh versus Crystal

Specifications

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1. Crystal2. A59

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Crystal, A59.
SpecificationCrystalA59
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
  • 134 Х 66 Х 9.3 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 155 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1750 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6516
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Crystal, A59.
SpecificationCrystalA59
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.6%
  • 63.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 133 PPI
  • 218 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Crystal, A59.
SpecificationCrystalA59
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
  • LED flash
Performance
Performance — specifications for Crystal, A59.
SpecificationCrystalA59
Processor CPU
  • 416 MHz
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Crystal, A59.
SpecificationCrystalA59
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2016
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Crystal, A59.
SpecificationCrystalA59
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 2.1
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Crystal, A59.
SpecificationCrystalA59
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Crystal, A59.
SpecificationCrystalA59
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight
  • Sensors Accelerometer For India