Phone Comparison - Karbonn A7 Star vs Samsung Galaxy Core LTE G386W vs Micromax Canvas Spark Q380

general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Samsung Micromax
Announced May 2013 November 2014 April 2015
Status Available - May 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 12,600 ($184.90) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($73.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 132.9 x 66.3 x 10 mm
(5.23 x 2.61 x 0.39 in)
8.5 mm thickness
(0.33 in thickness)
Weight - 137 g (4.83 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 (Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 12, 17) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Cirrus Logic Wolfsan Stereo DAC (WM8918)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU - - Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 164 MB 16 GB 8 GB (4.5 GB for apps and mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 63.24% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio 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, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection Auto focus, OV Sensor 8858, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G No HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 164 MB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB (4.5 GB for apps and mass storage), 1 GB RAM
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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 335 h
Talk Time - (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
Up to 9 h