Phone Comparison - Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs Karbonn A27 Plus vs Karbonn A29

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Karbonn Karbonn
Announced January 2013 March 2013 July 2013
Status Available - February 2013 Available - March 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
124 x 76 x 10 mm
(4.88 x 2.99 x 0.39 in)
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Weight 156 g (5.5 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - 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), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6589 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577
GPU PowerVR SGX544 - -
RAM N/A 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage, 1 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 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 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, Touch Focus, Face Detection 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, 42 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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, microUSB v2.0 Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 1 GB 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 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 174 h Up to 400 h -
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 6 h -