Phone Comparison - Karbonn A99 vs XOLO Q500 vs Micromax Canvas HD A116i

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn XOLO Micromax
Announced October 2013 November 2013 November 2013
Status Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors White, Black White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 118.5 x 63 x 10.7 mm
(4.67 x 2.48 x 0.42 in)
144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
Weight - - 156 g (5.5 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6589
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB (1.77 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS Display IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.97 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (235 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 61.13% 64.55%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP 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, DLNA 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 Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (1.77 GB user available), 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1400 mAh 1450 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 322 h (3G)
Up to 174 h
Talk Time - Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 5 h