Phone Comparison - Karbonn A21 vs Karbonn A12 vs Sony Xperia C

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Sony
Announced 2012 February 2013 June 2013
Status Available Available - February 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Pearl White Black/White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 135 x 66 x 11 mm
(5.31 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 164 g (5.78 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 900 / 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 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz 1 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589
GPU - - PowerVR SGX544
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
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 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 262K colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 62.46% 65.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 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 1800 mAh 1800 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 180 h Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 4 h Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)