LAVA A97 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$949

Design

Dimensions
5.71 x 2.83 x 0.36 inches 145 x 72 x 9.2 mm	6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Blue	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.25% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
800x480px, 187 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Spreadtrum SC9832A (28 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A7	Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
ARM Mali-400	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
1GB/8GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh, Li - Ion	2691 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
5 MP	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 56 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Flash)	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
3, 5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
8, 1	4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

TFT screen

Type	TFT

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

A1864

with 128 GB storage

Links

Full specifications
LAVA A97 Specs	Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPhone 8 Plus Review
User Reviews
	Apple iPhone 8 Plus User Reviews