Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas Knight Cameo A290 vs Samsung Galaxy A3

Micromax Canvas Knight Cameo A290
micromax canvas knight cameo a290
Samsung Galaxy A3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Samsung
Announced August 2014 October 2014
Status Available - August 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pure Black, Black and Gold, White and Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Mali-450MP4 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.64 GB for mass storage) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 65.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.64 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 180 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h -