Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia tipo dual vs Karbonn A12+ vs Karbonn A90

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Karbonn Karbonn
Announced June 2012 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Serene black, Classic silver White, Black White/Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
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Weight 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 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 - ST21i2
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a2
HSDPA 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 800 MHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7225AA Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 1 GHz
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400MP -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.10% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama -
Video Yes, VGA Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes
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, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 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 1500 mAh 1400 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
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