Phone Comparison - Karbonn A9 vs Karbonn A9+ vs Karbonn A12+

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Karbonn
Announced 2012 2012 October 2013
Status Available Available Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Pearl White 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)
120 x 60.5 x 11.3 mm
(4.72 x 2.38 x 0.44 in)
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Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 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, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU - Adreno 203 Mali-400MP
RAM N/A 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 512 MB 4 GB 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.39% 62.86% -
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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 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 1600 mAh 1420 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 200 h -
Talk Time Up to 4 h Up to 4 h -