Phone Comparison - Karbonn A12+ vs Lava Iris 402+ vs Micromax Bolt A59

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Lava Micromax
Announced October 2013 December 2013 December 2013
Status Available - October 2013 Available - December 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors White, Black Metallic Brown, Metallic Grey, Metallic White Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 125.5 x 64.5 x 11.4 mm
(4.94 x 2.54 x 0.45 in)
135 x 67 x 10 mm
(5.31 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight - 124 g (4.37 oz) -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2(Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572 1 GHz, Spreadtrum SC7710
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP Mali-300
RAM 512 MB 512 GB 256 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 4 GB (App Memory - 1.25 GB, User Memory - 1.25 GB) 2 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 16 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle TFT touchscreen TFT touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 56.37% 40.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio with RDS, FM Recording FM radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash LED flash Yes LED flash
Features Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto Focus, Face Detection, Panaroma Mode (Horizontal and Vertical), Burst Mode (40 & 99 Shots) Fixed Focus, Multi-shot, Night Mode, Wide Screen Video
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 480p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes, Class 12
Edge Yes Yes Yes, Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.1 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB (App Memory - 1.25 GB, User Memory - 1.25 GB), 512 GB RAM 2 GB ROM, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 16 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 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 200 h Up to 160 h
Talk Time - Up to 4 h (2G)
Up to 2 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 4 h