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Lava Iris 355 vs Karbonn A9 Star

General Info

Manufacturer
Lava Karbonn
Announced
March 2013 September 2013
Status
Available - March 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors
Black, White Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115 x 61 x 12.85 mm
(4.53 x 2.4 x 0.51 in)
-
Weight
115 g (4.06 oz) -
2G Network
GSM 900 / 1800 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
UMTS 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 Only HSDPA 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
262K colors 262K colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 3.97 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (235 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
51.89% -
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
1 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU
- -
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
512 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Fixed Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video
Yes Yes
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1400 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 620 h -
Talk Time
Up to 7 h 40 min -
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