Phone Comparison - Karbonn A9+ vs Karbonn S1 Titanium vs Nokia Lumia 520

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Nokia
Announced 2012 January 2013 February 2013
Status Available Available - January 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Pearl White Black, White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 60.5 x 11.3 mm
(4.72 x 2.38 x 0.44 in)
134.6 x 66 x 9.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.6 x 0.37 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight - - 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 203 - Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.86% 62.72% 59.47%
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 No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 1420 mAh 1600 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 200 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h Up to 4 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)