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Lava A72 vs Philips S396

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Lava A72

Lava A72

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Philips S396

Philips S396

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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.

  • WeightA72: 9 g lighterA72: 142 g · S396: 151 g
  • WidthA72: 1 mm narrowerA72: 72 mm · S396: 73 mm
  • DepthA72: 1.2 mm thinnerA72: 8.5 mm · S396: 9.7 mm
  • HeightS396: 3.6 mm shorterS396: 141.9 mm · A72: 145.5 mm
  • Release year2016 / 2015A72: 2016 · S396: 2015

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.

Front
A72: 145.5 × 72 mm 1 S396: 141.9 × 73 mm 2
Side
A72: 145.5 × 8.5 mm 1 S396: 141.9 × 9.7 mm 2
  1. 1. A72
    Height
    145.5 mm
    Width
    72 mm
    Depth
    8.5 mm
    Weight
    142 g
  2. 2. S396
    Height
    141.9 mm
    Width
    73 mm
    Depth
    9.7 mm
    Weight
    151 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationA72S396
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145.5 Х 72 Х 8.5 mm
  • 141.9 Х 73 Х 9.7 mm
Weight
  • 142 g
  • 151 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 2300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationA72S396
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 66.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationA72S396
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationA72S396
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T720MP2
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 396
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 1147
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationA72S396
Release date
  • 2016
  • April
  • 2015
  • June
Colors
  • Dark Blue
  • Black
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationA72S396
SIM card
  • Dual SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 40(2300)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationA72S396
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationA72S396
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For India
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass

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