Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Star S5280 vs Lava Iris 402 vs Karbonn A9 Star

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Lava Karbonn
Announced April 2013 July 2013 September 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White, Blue Crystal White, Grey and Red Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 105 x 58 x 11.9 mm
(4.13 x 2.28 x 0.47 in)
125.5 x 64.5 x 11.4 mm
(4.94 x 2.54 x 0.45 in)
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Weight 100.5 g (3.53.0.18 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2(Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572 Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU Mali-300 Mali-400MP -
RAM 512 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB) 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 touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 262K colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.0 inches 3.97 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (235 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.99% 56.37% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM Recording FM radio with RDS, FM Recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No Yes LED flash
Features - Fixed Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 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 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 1200 mAh 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 320 h Up to 200 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 4 h (2G)
Up to 2 h 30 min (3G)
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