Phone Comparison - Karbonn A9 Star vs Lava Iris 355

Karbonn A9 Star
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Lava Iris 355
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general General Info

Manufacturer Karbonn Lava
Announced September 2013 March 2013
Status Available - September 2013 Available - March 2013
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 115 x 61 x 12.85 mm
(4.53 x 2.4 x 0.51 in)
Weight - 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 UMTS 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 Only
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz [Similar] 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 262K colors 262K colors
Size 3.97 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (235 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 51.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Fixed Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by - Up to 620 h
Talk Time - Up to 7 h 40 min