Phone Comparison - Micromax A72 Canvas Viva vs Karbonn A27 Plus vs Karbonn A29

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Karbonn Karbonn
Announced April 2013 March 2013 July 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - March 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.8 x 76 x 10.6 mm
(5.62 x 2.99 x 0.42 in)
124 x 76 x 10 mm
(4.88 x 2.99 x 0.39 in)
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Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577
GPU - - -
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 110 MB 4 GB 4 GB (2.53 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors - 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.28% 73.32% -
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 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 110 MB, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2.53 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 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 280 h Up to 400 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 6 h -