Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Karbonn A21 vs Lava Iris 501

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Karbonn Lava
Announced November 2009 2012 January 2013
Status Available - March 2010 Available Available - January 2013
Colors Sensous Black, Luster White Pearl White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 63 x 13 mm
(4.69 x 2.48 x 0.51 in )
- 148.5 x 79 x 10.5 mm
(5.85 x 3.11 x 0.41 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - X10a for Americas
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577
GPU Adreno 200 - PowerVR SGX531
RAM 384 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD
Colors 65K colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.77% - 60.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + downloadable, motion gam Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps (720p@30fps with cont. autofocus via Android 2.1 Eclair update) Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB card included 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-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh (BST-41) 1800 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 425 h (3G)
Up to 200 h Up to 620 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 5 h Up to 7 h