Phone Comparison - Karbonn A9+ vs Karbonn A21 vs Micromax A88 Canvas Music

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Micromax
Announced 2012 2012 May 2013
Status Available Available Available - May 2013
Colors Pearl White Pearl White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 60.5 x 11.3 mm
(4.72 x 2.38 x 0.44 in)
- -
Weight - - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 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, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577
GPU Adreno 203 - PowerVR SGX531
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB (1.93 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.86% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No 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, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 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 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.93 GB user available), 512 MB 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 1420 mAh 1800 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 200 h Up to 260 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h Up to 5 h Up to 5 h