Phone Comparison - Lava Iris 454 vs Lava Iris 458Q vs Karbonn A27 Retina

general General Info

Manufacturer Lava Lava Karbonn
Announced February 2013 May 2013 March 2013
Status Available - February 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - March 2013
Colors White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 70 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.76 x 0.39 in)
133.5 x 67 x 11.9 mm
(5.26 x 2.64 x 0.47 in)
133.6 x 66 x 9.1 mm
(5.26 x 2.6 x 0.36 in)
Weight 154.6 g (5.43.0.21 oz) - 126.5 g (4.44.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU - - Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.10% 62.22% 57.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Shot, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 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 not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 280 h - Up to 180 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 10 h 40 min Up to 4 h