Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas HD A116i vs Nokia Asha 230

Micromax Canvas HD A116i
micromax canvas hd a116i
Nokia Asha 230
nokia asha 230
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general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Nokia
Announced November 2013 February 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6589 [Similar] -
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB (1.77 GB user available) -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 41.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support A-GPS support only
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1.77 GB user available), 1 GB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 174 h Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 12 h