Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Sola vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Karbonn A12+

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple Karbonn
Announced March 2012 September 2012 October 2013
Status Available - Released May 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
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Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available)
External Memory Yes, microSD No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.03% 60.84% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, microSD No 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh 1440 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h -