NUGen AND1 vs Karbonn A1 Plus

Comparing the NUGen AND1 vs Karbonn A1 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: NUGen AND1 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Karbonn A1 Plus runs at 1.0 GHz, making NUGen AND1 the better performer.

Display: Both NUGen AND1 and Karbonn A1 Plus offer the same screen size of 3.5 inches.

Rear Camera: NUGen AND1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Karbonn A1 Plus offers 3 MP, making NUGen AND1 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both NUGen AND1 and Karbonn A1 Plus feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: NUGen AND1 offers a higher battery capacity with 1800 mAh, while Karbonn A1 Plus offers 1500 mAh, making NUGen AND1 better for longer battery life.

Storage: NUGen AND1 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Karbonn A1 Plus offers 165 GB, making NUGen AND1 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Karbonn A1 Plus receives a higher user rating of 3.3, while NUGen AND1 has a rating of 2.

NUGen AND1

(Discontinued)

Karbonn A1 Plus

₹2,269

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

26 Sep, 2012

06 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

2/5

(1 rating)

3.3/5

(291 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

N/A

MediaTek MT6572

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

1.2 GHz

Single core, 1 GHz

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Mali-400 MP2

Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB

256 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

N/A

TFT

AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px

480x320 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

165 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

50.35 %

52.57 %

90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

115 mm

114.5 mm

150.83 mm

Width

63 mm

60.6 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

12.5 mm

13.8 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

138 grams

130 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

3 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2048 x 1536 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1800 mAh

1500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 4 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

165 MB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes v2.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Office Suite Support Weather Report BSE/NSE Trading Support Google Maps and Play Store Support

N/A

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