Phone Comparison - Karbonn A27 Plus vs Karbonn A8 vs Karbonn A9 Star

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Karbonn
Announced March 2013 September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 76 x 10 mm
(4.88 x 2.99 x 0.39 in)
- -
Weight - - -
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 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Swipe Gestures -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, MediaTek MT6577 Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU - PowerVR SGX531 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 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 LCD TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 262K colors 262K colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.0 inches 3.97 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (235 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.32% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
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 HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 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 2000 mAh 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h - -
Talk Time Up to 6 h - -