Phone Comparison - Karbonn A12 vs Sony Xperia L vs Micromax Canvas Turbo A250

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Sony Micromax
Announced February 2013 March 2013 October 2013
Status Available - February 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black/White Black, White, Red Midnight Black, Pristine White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135 x 66 x 11 mm
(5.31 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
128.3 x 71 x 8.6 mm
(5.05 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Smart Gestures, Blow to Unlock, ifloat

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz, MTK 6589T
GPU - Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB (12.47 GB user available, 0.98 GB for apps)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon)
Colors 262K colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.46% 60.81% 75.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 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 HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB (12.47 GB user available, 0.98 GB for apps), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1750 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 180 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 105 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 7 h