Karbonn K3 Star vs SICT C18

Comparing the Karbonn K3 Star vs SICT C18 across display, camera and battery to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Karbonn K3 Star offers a screen size of 2 inches, while SICT C18 offers 1.8 inches, making Karbonn K3 Star the larger display of the two. Karbonn K3 Star features a LCD display compared to SICT C18's TFT, making Karbonn K3 Star the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Karbonn K3 Star and SICT C18 feature a 0.3 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Both Karbonn K3 Star and SICT C18 offer the same 1000 mAh battery capacity.

Karbonn K3 Star

₹1,065

(Discontinued)

SICT C18

₹1,095

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

06 Feb, 2013

24 Jul, 2013

14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
N/A	N/A	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
32 MB RAM	N/A	16 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
2 inches (5.08 cm)	1.8 inches (4.57 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
LCD	TFT	AMOLED
128x160 px	128x160 px	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
0.3 MP Primary Camera	0.3 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
N/A	N/A	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1000 mAh	1000 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

24 MB	N/A	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

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

User Ratings

3.7/5

(9 ratings)

N/A

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)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹159,999

@ Amazon

Video

There are no videos available for the device.

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

N/A

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

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

N/A

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 840

RAM

32 MB

N/A

16 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

3,977,648

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

LCD

TFT

AMOLED

Screen Size

2 inches (5.08 cm)

1.8 inches (4.57 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

128x160 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

102 ppi

114 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

25.34 %

22.5 %

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

108 mm

103 mm

162.98 mm

Width

46 mm

44 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

13.70 mm

11 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

73 grams

N/A

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

0.3 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

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

N/A

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

640 x 480 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

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

N/A

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5(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

24 MB

N/A

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 8 GB

Yes Up to 4 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

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 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)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.536 W/kg Body: 0.756 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

N/A

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes

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

USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 3GP

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 MIDI WAV WMA AMR

Yes Music Formats: MP3

N/A

Special Features

N/A

Multi Languages

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

F1 Race

Yes

N/A

Java

N/A

Browser

Yes

Yes WAP

N/A

Phone Book

Yes 200 Entries+SIM1+SIM2

Yes Limited 300 entries Caller groups Black List

N/A

SMS

Yes SMS Storage 100+SIM1+SIM2

Yes SMS Storage 300

N/A

Other Facilities

Calculator Alarm clock World Times Speed Dialing Voice recorder

Calendar Alarm Calculator

N/A

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹159,999

@ Amazon