Phone Comparison - Karbonn A12 vs Karbonn A27 Plus vs Micromax Canvas Fun A74

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Micromax
Announced February 2013 March 2013 August 2013
Status Available - February 2013 Available - March 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black/White Black, White Black, Red, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135 x 66 x 11 mm
(5.31 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
124 x 76 x 10 mm
(4.88 x 2.99 x 0.39 in)
133 x 67 x 10.1 mm
(5.24 x 2.64 x 0.4 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU - - Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.25 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 262K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.46% 73.32% 62.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.25 GB user available), 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 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 180 h Up to 400 h Up to 155 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h Up to 6 h Up to 5 h