Phone Comparison - Lava Iris 356 vs Karbonn A12+ vs Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200

general General Info

Manufacturer Lava Karbonn Micromax
Announced July 2013 October 2013 January 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Crystal White, Black and Grey White, Black Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.9 x 62.5 x 12.6mm
(4.6 x 2.46 x 0.5in)
- 7.9 mm thickness
(0.31 in thickness)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - 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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582
GPU - Mali-400MP Mali-400MP2
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB) 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 4 GB (0.98 GB for apps, 1.61 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 49.82% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash Yes LED flash LED flash
Features Fixed Focus, Face Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB (0.98 GB for apps, 1.61 GB for mass storage), 1 GB 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 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-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1400 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h - Up to 180 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
- Up to 6 h 30 min