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In recent months several Indian smartphone manufacturers have targeted low-mid range segment. Smartphones in this category are compact, offer a small screen that is less than 4.5-inches, and offer specifications usually seen in mid-range smartphones that are priced over Rs. 10,000. The Obi Alligator S454 and Lava Iris X1 belong to this category, so we decided to compare these smartphones. The Obi Alligator S454 was launched last month for Rs. 6,450 and the Lava Iris X1 was originally launched back in May for Rs. 7,999 and the company relaunched the smartphone in August in 8GB variant for the same price.
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Let's start with the display. The Obi Alligator S454 has a 960×540 IPS screen at 4.5 inches, while the Lava Iris X1 has a similar 4.5 inches IPS screen, but at FWVGA 850×480 resolution. So the pixels density of the Obi Alligator smartphone is better at 245 PPI, compared to 217 PPI on the Iris X1. The viewing angles, brightness, contrast and sharpness are better in the Obi Alligator. However, we felt that the colors are more saturated on the Iris X1. Overall we find the Obi Alligator better than the Iris X1 since the display is way better in all aspects.
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