Phone Comparison - Karbonn Smart A26 vs LG Nexus 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn LG Xiaomi
Announced June 2013 October 2013 March 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 74 x 8.65 mm
(5.75 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
154 x 78.7 x 9.45 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
Weight - 130 g (4.59 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
HSDPA 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 / Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592
GPU - Adreno 330 Mali-450MP4
RAM N/A 2 GB 1/2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2.12 GB user available), 512 MB 16/32 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.95 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.72% 70.86% 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
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 Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2.12 GB user available), 512 MB 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2300 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 300 h -
Talk Time - Up to 17 h -