Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Lava Iris 455 vs Karbonn A27 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lava Karbonn
Announced October 2011 April 2013 March 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - April 2013 Available - March 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
137 x 68.5 x 9.92 mm
(5.39 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
124 x 76 x 10 mm
(4.88 x 2.99 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Dual-core 1 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU No - -
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 59.37% 73.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash Yes LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [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 Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1500 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 480 h Up to 400 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 6 h Up to 6 h