Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas Knight Cameo A290 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Micromax Canvas Fire 3 A096

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Samsung Micromax
Announced August 2014 October 2014 June 2015
Status Available - August 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,969 ($73.07) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pure Black, Black and Gold, White and Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
134 x 65 x 9 mm
(5.28 x 2.56 x 0.35 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dual front firing speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Mali-450MP4 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.64 GB for mass storage) 16 GB 8 GB (5.84 GB for apps and mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 65.39% 63.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes 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 HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.64 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.84 GB for apps and mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1900 mAh 1850 mAh
Stand by Up to 180 h - Up to 180 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h - Up to 7 h