Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas Knight Cameo A290 vs Samsung Galaxy J1

Micromax Canvas Knight Cameo A290
micromax canvas knight cameo a290
Samsung Galaxy J1
samsung galaxy j1
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general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Samsung
Announced August 2014 January 2015
Status Available - August 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pure Black, Black and Gold, White and Gold Blue, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 [Similar]
GPU Mali-450MP4 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.64 GB for mass storage) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 59.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.64 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1850 mAh
Stand by Up to 180 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 10 h (3G)