Phone Comparison - Karbonn A12+ vs Karbonn Smart A12 Star vs Samsung Galaxy Star Advance

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Samsung
Announced October 2013 June 2014 May 2013
Status Available - October 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - June 2013
Colors White, Black White, Black White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 124.2 x 64.2 x 10.1 mm
(4.89 x 2.53 x 0.4 in)
130.2 x 67.9 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight - 130 g (4.59 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual Stand-by)
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 57.23% 59.51%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB 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 1400 mAh 1400 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 300 h (2G) -
Talk Time - - -