Phone Comparison - Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs Xolo A500S vs Karbonn A12+

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Xolo Karbonn
Announced January 2013 August 2013 October 2013
Status Available - February 2013 Available - August 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
125 x 63.2 x 8.98 mm
(4.92 x 2.49 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6589 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572W Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Mali-400MP Mali-400MP
RAM N/A 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage, 1 GB 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 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 57.76% -
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 1 GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1400 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 174 h Up to 492 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
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