Phone Comparison - Karbonn A21 vs Karbonn A21+ vs Motorola Moto E

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Motorola
Announced 2012 June 2013 May 2014
Status Available Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Pearl White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - - 124.8 x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
(4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 in)
Weight - - 142 g (5.01 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Touch and Swipe Gestures -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU - PowerVR SGX531 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB (2.1 GB User Memory) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - 63.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio; FM recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2.1 GB User Memory), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB 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 2000 mAh 1980 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 240 h -
Talk Time Up to 5 h - -