Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Young DS vs Lava Iris 349+ vs Karbonn A96

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lava Karbonn
Announced February 2013 July 2013 November 2014
Status Available - March 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 4,690 ($68.97) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109.4 x 58.6 x 12.5 mm
(4.31 x 2.31 x 0.49 in)
- 126.8 x 64.4 x 9.9 mm
(4.99 x 2.54 x 0.39 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) - 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 No HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz 1 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU - - Mali-400MP
RAM 768 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 512 MB (113 MB user available) 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle
Colors 256K colors 262K colors 16M colors
Size 3.27 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (176 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 49.90% - 55.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging - Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 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 No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 512 MB (113 MB user available), 256 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 16 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 not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not 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 1300 mAh 1400 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h Up to 240 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min Up to 5 h -