Phone Comparison - Karbonn A21 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Spice Mi-502 Smartflo Pace2

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Nokia Spice
Announced 2012 February 2013 May 2013
Status Available Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Pearl White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
148 x 77.2 x 9.6 mm
(5.83 x 3.04 x 0.38 in)
Weight - 124 g (4.37 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
N/A
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) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 -
GPU - Adreno 305 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB storage 512 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors -
Size 4.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 59.47% 62.01%
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS A-GPS support only
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 512 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 1430 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 288 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 4 h 20 min