Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Nokia Asha 501 vs Karbonn A12+

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Karbonn
Announced September 2012 May 2013 October 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - June 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
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Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 - Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 - Mali-400MP
RAM 1 GB 64 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 128 MB 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 48.68% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 1200 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 624 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 17 h -