Phone Comparison - Karbonn A12 vs Lava Iris 356 vs Lava Iris 402

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Lava Lava
Announced February 2013 July 2013 July 2013
Status Available - February 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black/White Crystal White, Black and Grey Crystal White, Grey and Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135 x 66 x 11 mm
(5.31 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
116.9 x 62.5 x 12.6mm
(4.6 x 2.46 x 0.5in)
125.5 x 64.5 x 11.4 mm
(4.94 x 2.54 x 0.45 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2(Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572
GPU - - Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 256 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB) 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive Touchscreen TFT touchscreen TFT touchscreen
Colors 262K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.46% 49.82% 56.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio with Recording FM radio with RDS, FM Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash Yes Yes
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Fixed Focus, Face Detection Fixed Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 180 h Up to 200 h Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 4 h (2G)
Up to 2 h 30 min (3G)