Karbonn A21 v/s Micromax A110 v/s Spice Mi-500: Showdown


Karbonn A21 v/s Micromax A110 v/s Spice Mi-500: Showdown review. Full Specifications pricing and 3 way comparison showdown. Dual sim dual core smartphones.

In recent times, Indian manufacturers have been on a roll. They have been launching new Android smartphones left, right and center. And now, the dual core scene is getting heated up. In just 10 days, Spice, Micromax as well as Karbonn A21 have announced their first dual-core Android smartphones ever, all upwards of 4.5″ displays. So we do a comparison showdown between them and see which is the best among the three. Who will it be? Spice Mi-500, Micromax A110 or the Karbonn A21?

Karbonn A21 v/s Micromax A110 v/s Spice Mi-500: Showdown review

Chipset: The Karbonn A21 is said to pack a 1.2 GHz dual core processor which will most likely be a Snapdragon S3 processor (with Adreno 220 GPU). In comparison, the Micromax A110 packs a 1 GHz dual core, and the Spice Mi-500 packs a 1 GHz dual core (dual sim capable) chipset, most likely to be the newly launched Mediatek MT6577 chipset. In that case, the 1.2 GHz packing Snapdragon S3 (ARM Cortex A9) based Karbonn A21 wins hands down in terms of raw CPU processing power as well as GPU speed. The Karbonn A21 wins.

Display: Display is a mixed bag. The Karbonn A21 is alleged to pack a 4.5″ qHD display (according to latest sources) which is a handsome 960×540 resolution. Compared to that, both Micromax A110 and the Spice Mi-500 (as per information available so far) pack 5″ WVGA (800×480) displays. Here, the Karbonn A21 might pack a slightly smaller display (if you consider 4.5″ to be small that is), but the higher resolution on a smaller spread gives it a really high pixel density, easily beating the Micromax A110 and Spice Mi-500 in terms of sharpness, clarity and also reading and browsing activities. The Karbonn A21 wins.

 

Battery: In the battery department, the Spice Mi-500′s gigantic 2400 mAh battery towers over competition. To compare with, the Micromax A110 has a 2000 mAh battery while the Karbonn A21 has a 1800 mAh battery. Without doubt, The Spice Mi-500 wins

Design: Design wise, we love both the Micromax A110 as well as the Karbonn A21. The Spice Mi-500 looks similar to the Karbonn A21, but it lacks that class. The Karbonn A21 has 4 capacitive buttons below the display, while the Micromax A110 has 3. Design wise, both Karbonn A21 & Micromax A110 tie

Karbonn A21 Buy in India for the Lowest Price

We have already covered the Karbonn A21 in detail and where to buy the smartphone. To know more about the same, please follow this link.(click)

Spice Mi-500 Buy in India for the Lowest Price

We have already covered the Spice Mi-500 in detail and where to buy the smartphone. To know more about the same, please follow this link.(click)

Micromax A110 Buy in India for the Lowest Price

We have already covered the Micromax A110 in detail and where to buy the smartphone. To know more about the same, please follow this link.(click)

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Preetam Nath actively follows mobile technology. He has been following computer hardware keenly since 2007, only to start digging more into mobiles ever since the smartphone revolution. Studying his Engineering at MIT Manipal, Preetam devotes most of his time to update himself with the latest happenings in the technology sphere.


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13 October, 2012

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  • ashish

    karbonn a21 is best…………….but i need to know is its touch screen is as responsive as that of samsung smartphone around this budget

    • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

      The touch response of these capacitive displays are very good. Taking the Karbonn A18′s example, the display is very good and very responsive to touch. It can be compared to Samsung phones belonging to a higher price bracket. The same trend is expected to be followed with the Karbonn A21.

      • rinku

        i have bought a21 karbonn mobile for last 5 days ago. very smooth touch display . 1 gb ram and 1.2 gh procesor too gud for playing HD games,, awesome mobile ..paisa vasool product .

        • Milind

          Rinku, Please confirm the memory of karbonn A21 as meny web site shows that 368MB of RAM and 2.5GB user memory…..

          • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

            The RAM content is most likely 512 MB in that case, out of which 368 MB is available for apps and games (the rest is standard reserved for OS, don’t worry it’s not 368 MB for the whole phone).

        • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

          What price did you buy it for?

          • Jasdeep

            Hi! preetam…..this phone A21 is available for 9300/-….

          • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

            For Rs. 9,300 this phone is simply too good a deal

        • arora

          sorry to say that you havn’t bought this phone yet as ram of this phone is 512 (367.5MB for apps and rest for ICS OS

        • AD

          DONT LIE@A21 has 512 MB RAM,not 1 GB. I own one myself.

    • arora

      yes it’s awesome

      • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

        have you bought the phone?

  • sujit

    wats da screen resolution & screen type???i heard that it boasts a TFT screen and not an IPS screen, and resolution is 480*800 please confirm the same….

    • http://about.me/preetam_nath Preetam

      For the Karbonn A21 it’s 4.5″ qHD(so far as word goes), Micromax A110 it’s not confirmed. Maybe WVGA or qHD. Spice Mi500 is WVGA

    • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

      It’s confusing. Different listings say different things. It can be qHD or 800×480, and 4.5″ is the display size.

      We believe it’s a normal TFT display

      • arora

        you are wrong buddy, as screen resolution of karbonn a21 is 540×960

        • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

          yup qHD

        • http://www.facebook.com/siva.chandran.125 Siva Chandran

          hi, pls advice can i buy this model or can we choose other model. i need good product with all latest features. if i can buy means pls tell me best online shop or other shop and final appx price too. thx, siva

      • gotechy

        resolution is qhd and screen is tft

        • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

          qHD confirmed!

  • http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/SAT-and-Cable-Liverpool-s-Leading-Retailer-of-Satellite-and-Cable-Products/2960797 Flytouch 7

    According to me, Karbonn A21 is much better than the other because Its features and functions are also much better than the other such as long battery life, brilliant design, awesome display, etc.

    • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

      The Karbonn A21 is a brilliant product for it’s price. But those who want the 5″ display, the Micromax A110 makes total sense.

    • gotechy

      actually the karbonn a21 is not such a good performer as it claims to be due to its RAM which is just 408mb and 100mb is user available, also the display is not a IPS display so clarity suffers at an angle

      • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

        the display isn’t IPS? That’s sad. it’s 512 MB RAM, 100 MB reserved for OS.

        100 MB of internal storage sucks indeed

  • sammy

    Plz tell me the display clearity,ram,resolution,n display colors betwn karbonn A21 and mmx A110

    • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

      It’s already given in the review sammy

  • gpssjb

    heard that this phone hasn’t got a 3.5mm jack….is it true uh?

    • http://www.facebook.com/jknn.kashmir Jknn Kashmir

      My two friends bought Karbonn A21 and other Micromax A110…
      karbonn a21 is bad expericnece… lot of hardware problems… as compared to A110…
      it is better to go for sony tipu or sony expria U…

      • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

        true, been hearing loads of complaints about the Karbonn A21.

    • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

      all phones have a standard 3.5 mm jack

  • touf.47

    Preetam Nath : is karbonn A21 the best phone under 10K

    • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

      it is one of the very best. But if you want a LARGE display I would pick the MMX A110. Else the A90S

  • Swadheen

    Haha Lol… Bad Joke Adreno 220 GPU..?? Its Got An Adreno 203 GPU Which Is Ancient… And Let Me Tell You That Mediatek 6577 Chipset That The Micromax A110 Has Is Way More Fast Than Snapdragon S4 Even If Its Is 1.2 ghz Dual Core.. Improve Your Knowledge… And If You Have Any Doubt Regrding This You Can Check Mediatek 6577 On Its Official Site… Karbonn A21 Has Cortex A5 Processor And Micromax A110 Has The Faster And Better Cortex A9 Processor.. Along With Power Vr Sgx Series 5 GPU Which Can Run HD Games Easily…

    • Soham

      are you absolutely certain that the Micromax a110 has a Cortex A9 Processor ?? I am asking because I need to know for sure. The Processor on the A21 was the only reason I didnt buy the phone. I dont wanna be disappointed again ! :)

      • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

        Yup. The MMX A110 has a Cortex A9

    • sm

      adreno 203 is better than adreno 200 & MSM8625 is better than Mediatek 6577

      • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

        No, the Mediatek MT6577 has a Power VR SGX531 which is an even match to the Adreno 203.

    • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

      True. The Snapdragon S4 is a PLAY series, with ARM Cortex A5 processor.

      The PowerVR SGX 531 and Adreno 203 match out quite evenly. But the Mediatek chipset’s ARM Cortex A9 processor destroy’s everything.

  • Swadheen

    Where The hell You Get This Info?? Adreno 220 GPU…. ??? Cortex A9..??? Misleading People Into Buying Shit….. All These Features Dont Even Come Under 25000 Rs….

    • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

      corrected it in comments. sorry

  • jack

    Bad device id doe not allow to connect to exchange on spice mi 500

    • Anshul

      Just root the device and change display model and ID to whatever you like instead of Spice Mi-500. I changed mine to Galaxy Note N7000. You will need to edit System/build.prop file from any file manager with root access.

      That way you can easily connect to Exchange. Spice Guys can’t do this because rooting voids warranty and officially they can not change the brand name w.o management consent.

      • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

        Good informative reply.

  • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

    The MMX A110 has an IPS display and a FWVGA display. I would go for it.

  • gaurav

    This is like reading a comparison table on 91mobiles and putting it down into words. The worst part is your “showdown” is based on what the phones MIGHT be equipped with… That’s not a showdown, that’s just a… down…

  • Samee

    Karbonn A21 now available for Rs.8718 on indiatimes shopping with coupon code. However after reading this post I am bit confused now whether to buy or not. Micromax A110 I read in some forum (don’t remember where) have battery heating issue and services center experience is too bad. Pls suggest.. After sales service is important too especially for these brands…

    • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

      A21 has lag issues.

  • http://twitter.com/hipreetam93 Preetam Nath

    MX 110 is indeed faster.

  • Avtar Singh

    Micromax ke Phone karido or Service centre ke chakar layaao (Poor Hardware Quality, Time wasting, Money Wasting, Tension alag se) bhaut achhha expereince raha hai mere saath. Serivce centre main Line pe laag jao woh alag se. Baaki aapki Soch hai. by by take care


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