Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Karbonn Sparkle V vs Microsoft Lumia 532

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Karbonn Microsoft
Announced October 2011 September 2014 January 2015
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2014 Available - February 2015
Price - - Rs. 6,450 ($94.85) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black Black, White, Green, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
113 x 66 x 10.4 mm
(4.45 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
118.9 x 65.5 x 11.6 mm
(4.68 x 2.58 x 0.46 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) - 136.3 g (4.8.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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 iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB (2 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 74.62% 58.60%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio with Recording FM radio with RDS
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Lens Blur, Panorama Shot, Photo Sphere Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
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, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1700 mAh 1560 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
- Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 528 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 21 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)