Karbonn A18 vs Motorola RAZR HD

Comparing the Karbonn A18 vs Motorola RAZR HD across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola RAZR HD runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Karbonn A18 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Motorola RAZR HD the better performer.

Display: Motorola RAZR HD offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Karbonn A18 offers 4.3 inches, making Motorola RAZR HD the larger display of the two. Motorola RAZR HD features a Super AMOLED display compared to Karbonn A18's IPS LCD, making Motorola RAZR HD the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Motorola RAZR HD offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Karbonn A18 offers 5 MP, making Motorola RAZR HD better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Karbonn A18 and Motorola RAZR HD feature a 1.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Motorola RAZR HD offers a higher battery capacity with 2530 mAh, while Karbonn A18 offers 1500 mAh, making Motorola RAZR HD better for longer battery life.

Storage: Karbonn A18 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Motorola RAZR HD offers 16 GB, making Karbonn A18 the better option for storage.

Karbonn A18

₹9,790

(Out of Stock)

Motorola RAZR HD

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

03 Sep, 2012

16 Sep, 2012

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
512 MB RAM	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)	4.7 inches (11.94 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED	AMOLED
480x800 px	720x1280 px (HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
1.3 MP	1.3 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1500 mAh	2530 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

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

4.3/5

(288 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 03, 2012

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

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

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

1 GHz

Dual core, 1.5 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

Adreno 225

Adreno 829

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

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 Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

720x1280 px (HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

217 ppi

312 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

67.95 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

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

N/A

131.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

N/A

67.9 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

N/A

8.40 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

N/A

146 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

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

8 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

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Burst mode

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 24

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

1.3 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

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1500 mAh

2530 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5 Hours(2G)

Up to 22(3G) / Up to 16(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

16 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 28) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 4)

N/A

4G Speed:

50 ↑ 100 ↓ (LTE category Cat3)

N/A

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 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Whatsapp Karbonn Smart Browser King Soft Office NexGTv and PayTM

Document Viewer/Editor

N/A

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