Phone Comparison - Xolo A500S vs Karbonn A12+ vs XOLO Q500

general General Info

Manufacturer Xolo Karbonn XOLO
Announced August 2013 October 2013 November 2013
Status Available - August 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black White, Black White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125 x 63.2 x 8.98 mm
(4.92 x 2.49 x 0.35 in)
- 118.5 x 63 x 10.7 mm
(4.67 x 2.48 x 0.42 in)
Weight - - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572W Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.76% - 61.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with 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, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 1400 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 492 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
- Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 322 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
- Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)