Phone Comparison - Karbonn A21 vs Xolo Q1000 Opus vs Lenovo A526

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn XOLO Lenovo
Announced 2012 December 2013 April 2014
Status Available Available - December 2013 Available
Colors Pearl White White Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 143.3 x 72.9 x 8.95 mm
(5.64 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
132 x 67.6 x 11.1 mm
(5.2 x 2.66 x 0.44 in)
Weight - - 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 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, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom BCM23550 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU - Broadcom VideoCore IV Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB (1.16 GB for apps, 1.68 GB for mass storage) 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 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OnCell technology
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 65.90% 62.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio with 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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, BSI Sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.16 GB for apps, 1.68 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 426 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 11 h (3G)
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