Phone Comparison - Lava Iris 356 vs Karbonn A12+ vs Karbonn A91

general General Info

Manufacturer Lava Karbonn Karbonn
Announced July 2013 October 2013 January 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Crystal White, Black and Grey White, Black White, Black, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.9 x 62.5 x 12.6mm
(4.6 x 2.46 x 0.5in)
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Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) - -
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 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Swipe Gesture

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU - Mali-400MP Mali-400MP
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB) 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 49.82% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash Yes LED flash No
Features Fixed Focus, Face Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Geo-tagging
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 HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
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 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 256 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 1500 mAh 1400 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h - -
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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