Phone Comparison - Karbonn A25 vs Karbonn A27 Plus vs Lava Iris X1

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Lava
Announced May 2013 March 2013 May 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - March 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors White, Black Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 124 x 76 x 10 mm
(4.88 x 2.99 x 0.39 in)
134 x 66 x 8.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.6 x 0.35 in)
Weight - - 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No 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 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom BCM23550
GPU - - Broadcom VideoCore IV
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 4 GB 4 GB ROM
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 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors - 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 73.32% 62.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes, Class 12 Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes 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 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 400 h -
Talk Time - Up to 6 h -