Phone Comparison - Karbonn Smart A12 Star vs Apple iPhone 5

Karbonn Smart A12 Star
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general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Apple
Announced June 2014 September 2012
Status Available - June 2014 Available - September 2012
Colors White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.2 x 64.2 x 10.1 mm
(4.89 x 2.53 x 0.4 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6572 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage) 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.23% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage), 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1400 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G) Up to 225 h
Talk Time - Up to 8 h