Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas Magnus A117 vs Karbonn Smart A12 Star

Micromax Canvas Magnus A117
micromax canvas magnus a117
Karbonn Smart A12 Star
karbonn smart a12 star
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general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Karbonn
Announced October 2013 June 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Blue, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 9 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 in)
124.2 x 64.2 x 10.1 mm
(4.89 x 2.53 x 0.4 in)
Weight - 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz, MTK 6589T [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6572 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB (1.0 GB for apps, 1.61 GB user available) 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 57.23%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1.0 GB for apps, 1.61 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 180 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h -