Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia neo L vs Karbonn A12+ vs Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Karbonn Micromax
Announced March 2012 October 2013 May 2014
Status Available - June 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121 x 61.1 x 12.2 mm
(4.76 x 2.41 x 0.48 in)
- 145 x 72 x 8.8 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 131.5 g (4.62.0.18 oz) - 156 g (5.5 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 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, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 205 Mali-400MP Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage (300 MB user available) 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 4 GB (1.23 GB for apps, 1 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.59% - 65.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage (300 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.23 GB for apps, 1 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1400 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 575 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
- Up to 240 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 53 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 9 min (3G)
- Up to 7 h 30 min