Phone Comparison - Lava Iris 458Q vs Karbonn A27 Plus vs Xolo A500S

general General Info

Manufacturer Lava Karbonn Xolo
Announced May 2013 March 2013 August 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - March 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.5 x 67 x 11.9 mm
(5.26 x 2.64 x 0.47 in)
124 x 76 x 10 mm
(4.88 x 2.99 x 0.39 in)
125 x 63.2 x 8.98 mm
(4.92 x 2.49 x 0.35 in)
Weight - - -
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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572W
GPU - - Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.22% 73.32% 57.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo 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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v3.0
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 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 not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor 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 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by - Up to 400 h Up to 492 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 40 min Up to 6 h Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)