Intex Aqua A4 Plus vs Karbonn A9 Indian 4G

Comparing the Intex Aqua A4 Plus vs Karbonn A9 Indian 4G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Intex Aqua A4 Plus and Karbonn A9 Indian 4G run at the same processing speed of 1.3 GHz.

Display: Both Intex Aqua A4 Plus and Karbonn A9 Indian 4G offer the same screen size of 4.5 inches and feature the same TFT display.

Rear Camera: Both Intex Aqua A4 Plus and Karbonn A9 Indian 4G feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Karbonn A9 Indian 4G offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Intex Aqua A4 Plus offers 2 MP, making Karbonn A9 Indian 4G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Intex Aqua A4 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Karbonn A9 Indian 4G offers 1750 mAh, making Intex Aqua A4 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Intex Aqua A4 Plus and Karbonn A9 Indian 4G offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

User Rating: Intex Aqua A4 Plus receives a higher user rating of 3.6, while Karbonn A9 Indian 4G has a rating of 3.4.

Intex Aqua A4 Plus

₹3,499

(Discontinued)

Karbonn A9 Indian 4G

₹3,055

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

06 Nov, 2017

20 Feb, 2018

14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Spreadtrum SC9832A	Spreadtrum SC9832A	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
1 GB RAM	1 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
TFT	TFT	AMOLED
480x854 px	480x854 px	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
2 MP	5 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
2000 mAh	1750 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB	8 GB	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

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Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.6/5

(551 ratings)

3.4/5

(5,623 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Chipset

Spreadtrum SC9832A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Mali-400 MP2

Adreno 840

RAM

1 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

DDR3

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

3,977,648

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

218 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.05 %

N/A

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

136.4 mm

N/A

162.98 mm

Width

68 mm

N/A

76.81 mm

Thickness

11.1 mm

N/A

8.19 mm

Weight

134 grams

N/A

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash

Digital Zoom

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2000 mAh

1750 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W 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

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Mini

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

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

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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