Karbonn A1 vs MTS Livewire SP-100

Comparing the Karbonn A1 vs MTS Livewire SP-100 across camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Rear Camera: Both Karbonn A1 and MTS Livewire SP-100 feature a 3.2 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Karbonn A1 offers a higher battery capacity with 1100 mAh, while MTS Livewire SP-100 offers 1000 mAh, making Karbonn A1 better for longer battery life.

Storage: MTS Livewire SP-100 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Karbonn A1 offers 4 GB, making MTS Livewire SP-100 the better option for storage.

User Rating: MTS Livewire SP-100 receives a higher user rating of 3.7, while Karbonn A1 has a rating of 3.3.

Karbonn A1

₹2,999

(Discontinued)

MTS Livewire SP-100

₹7,499

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

26 Jul, 2011

04 Oct, 2011

16 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A	Unisoc T7100
(upto 600 MHz)	N/A	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
512 MB RAM	256 MB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display

2.8 inches (7.11 cm)	2.8 inches (7.11 cm)	6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
TFT	LCD	IPS LCD
240x320 px	320x240 px	N/A
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

3.2 MP

Primary Camera

3 MP

Primary Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A

5 MP

Battery

1100 mAh	1000 mAh	5000 mAh
N/A	N/A	10W

Storage

4 GB	512 MB	64 GB
N/A	N/A	eMMC 5.0

User Ratings

3.3/5

(73 ratings)

3.7/5

(39 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.2 (Froyo)

N/A

Android v15

Custom UI

N/A

Android Go

Performance

Chipset

N/A

Unisoc T7100

Processor

600 MHz

N/A

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

512 MB

256 MB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

TFT

LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

2.8 inches (7.11 cm)

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

320x240 px

N/A

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Pixel Density

143 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

38.4 %

97.13 %

N/A

Design

Height

106.8 mm

57.5 mm

N/A

Width

59.2 mm

43.5 mm

N/A

Thickness

14.00 mm

N/A

8.49 mm

Weight

105 grams

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

3 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

OIS

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1100 mAh

1000 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 4.16 Hours(2G)

Up to 3(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

512 MB

64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ eAAC+ AMR OGG with Audio Streaming 3.5mm Audio Jack Music Playback Time : Up to 8 hours

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Side

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Practically Unlimited

N/A

SMS

N/A

Yes

N/A

MMS

N/A

Yes

N/A

Applications

Android Market-more than 2 00 000 apps Adobe Flash (10.1)

N/A

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