Phone Comparison - Karbonn A12+ vs Nokia Lumia Icon vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Lite 3G

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Nokia Samsung
Announced October 2013 February 2014 January 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Coming Soon - February 2014 Available - January 2014
Colors White, Black Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
116.4 x 193.4 x 9.7 mm
(4.58 x 7.61 x 0.38 in)
Weight - 167 g (5.89 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 13 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Marvell PXA986
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 330 Vivante GC1000
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 32 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 70.72% 60.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 20 MP 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash No
Features Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Carl Zeiss optics, 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, Video Light, Stereo Sound Rec. Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No 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 not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 2420 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 432 h -
Talk Time - Up to 16 h 20 min -