Karbonn A21 vs Samsung Galaxy S5
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Karbonn | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| 2012 | February 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available | Available April 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White | Black, White, Blue, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
| - |
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| - | 145 g (5.11 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | Fingerprint Sensor IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes Heart Rate Sensor |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 4 GB | 16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection | Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes | Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] | Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 4 GB, 512 MB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1800 mAh | 2800 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 200 h | Up to 390 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 5 h | Up to 21 h |