Phone Comparison - Karbonn A99 vs Karbonn Smart A12 Star vs XOLO A1000s

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn XOLO
Announced October 2013 June 2014 August 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors White, Black White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 124.2 x 64.2 x 10.1 mm
(4.89 x 2.53 x 0.4 in)
128 x 63 x 8.98 mm
(5.04 x 2.48 x 0.35 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 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.0 GHz, MediaTek MT6572M
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage) 4 GB ROM
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, Wide Viewing Angle TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.97 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (235 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 57.23% 85.37%
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 - Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Fixed focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes [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 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0
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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage), 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB 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 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 300 h (2G) Up to 650 h (2G)
Up to 590 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 29 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)