Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas A1 vs Micromax Canvas Spark Q380 vs Samsung Galaxy Folder

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Micromax Samsung
Announced September 2014 April 2015 July 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - July 2015
Price - Rs. 4,999 ($73.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,500 ($344.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 8.5 mm thickness
(0.33 in thickness)
122 x 60.2 x 15.3 mm
(4.8 x 2.37 x 0.6 in)
Weight - 134 g (4.73 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Cirrus Logic Wolfsan Stereo DAC (WM8918) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB (4.5 GB for apps and mass storage) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 3.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - 55.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, OV Sensor 8858, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
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, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB (4.5 GB for apps and mass storage), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 1700 mAh 2000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 160 h Up to 335 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 9 h Up to 10 h (3G)