Phone Comparison - Karbonn A21 vs Karbonn A12 vs Micromax A72 Canvas Viva

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Micromax
Announced 2012 February 2013 April 2013
Status Available Available - February 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Pearl White Black/White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 135 x 66 x 11 mm
(5.31 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
142.8 x 76 x 10.6 mm
(5.62 x 2.99 x 0.42 in)
Weight - 164 g (5.78 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 - SIM 1 only No
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 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz 1 GHz 1 GHz
GPU - - -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 110 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 262K colors -
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 62.46% 65.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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 No
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 110 MB, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
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 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 180 h Up to 280 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 4 h Up to 7 h