Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Y Duos vs Nokia Asha 501 vs Karbonn Smart A26

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Karbonn
Announced December 2011 May 2013 June 2013
Status Available - February 2012 Available - June 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109.8 x 60 x 12 mm
(4.32 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
146 x 74 x 8.65 mm
(5.75 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor - Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU - -
RAM 384 MB 64 MB N/A
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 128 MB 4 GB (2.12 GB user available), 512 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.14 inches 3.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (127 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 46.63% 48.68% 63.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, QVGA@24fps Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 4 GB (2.12 GB user available), 512 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included 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 (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 1200 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h -
Talk Time Up to 17 h -