Karbonn A21 vs Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE

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Comparing the Karbonn A21 vs Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Karbonn A21 and Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Karbonn A21 offers 4.5 inches, making Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE the larger display of the two. Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE features a IPS LCD display compared to Karbonn A21's TFT, making Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Karbonn A21 offers 5 MP, making Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Karbonn A21 and Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE feature a 1.3 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE offers a higher battery capacity with 2500 mAh, while Karbonn A21 offers 1800 mAh, making Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Karbonn A21 and Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD LTE offer the same internal storage of 4 GB.

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Summary

Spec Score

52%
N/A

Release Date

11 Oct, 2012
25 Oct, 2013

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S4 Play
MediaTek MT6589
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
512 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
5 inches (12.7 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
480x800 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
1.3 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

N/A
1800 mAh
2500 mAh

Storage

4 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

3.8/5
(316 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 11, 2012
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Performance Rating

Poor
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225
MediaTek MT6589

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A5
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 203
PowerVR SGX 544

RAM

512 MB
1 GB

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
N/A

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
5 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

207 ppi
441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.98 %
63.77 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

112 mm
144 mm

Width

60.5 mm
75 mm

Thickness

11.5 mm
8.7 mm

Weight

104 grams
135 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Below Avg
N/A

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Poor
N/A

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

1800 mAh
2500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5 Hours(2G)
Up to 11 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

N/A
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