Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Micromax Unite 2 A106 vs Micromax Canvas A1

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Micromax Micromax
Announced June 2009 May 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Pristine White, Balmy Green, Mystic Grey, Raging Red White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
138.9 x 71.9 x 9.4 mm
(5.47 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
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Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 158.5 g (5.57.0.18 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4/8 GB (0.89 GB for apps, 1.67 GB for mass storage) 4 GB (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 62.64% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 4/8 GB (0.89 GB for apps, 1.67 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 190 h Up to 160 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 6 h