Phone Comparison - Karbonn A12+ vs Xolo A500S IPS vs Karbonn Smart A12 Star

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn XOLO Karbonn
Announced October 2013 October 2013 June 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors White, Black Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 125 x 63.2 x 8.98 mm
(4.92 x 2.49 x 0.35 in)
124.2 x 64.2 x 10.1 mm
(4.89 x 2.53 x 0.4 in)
Weight - - 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572W Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 4 GB 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle
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% 57.23%
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, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage), 512 MB 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 1400 mAh
Stand by - Up to 492 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
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