Phone Comparison - Karbonn Smart A26 vs Karbonn A12+ vs Xolo A500S IPS

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn XOLO
Announced June 2013 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White White, Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 74 x 8.65 mm
(5.75 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
- 125 x 63.2 x 8.98 mm
(4.92 x 2.49 x 0.35 in)
Weight - - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572W
GPU - Mali-400MP Mali-400MP
RAM N/A 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2.12 GB user available), 512 MB 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 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 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.72% - 57.76%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2.12 GB user available), 512 MB 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 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 1400 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 492 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)