Phone Comparison - Karbonn A27 Retina vs Karbonn A27 Plus vs Karbonn A29

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Karbonn Karbonn
Announced March 2013 March 2013 July 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Available - March 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.6 x 66 x 9.1 mm
(5.26 x 2.6 x 0.36 in)
124 x 76 x 10 mm
(4.88 x 2.99 x 0.39 in)
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Weight 126.5 g (4.44.0.18 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577
GPU Adreno 203 - -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB (2.53 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors - 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.88% 73.32% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2.53 GB user available), 512 MB 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 not 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 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 180 h Up to 400 h -
Talk Time Up to 4 h Up to 6 h -