Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie vs Lava A97

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Comparing the Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie vs Lava A97 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lava A97 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.3 GHz, while Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie runs at 1.1 GHz, making Lava A97 the better performer.


Display: Both Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie and Lava A97 offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same TFT display.


Rear Camera: Both Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie and Lava A97 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Lava A97 offers 5 MP, making Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie better for front camera photography.


Battery: Lava A97 offers a higher battery capacity with 2350 mAh, while Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie offers 2300 mAh, making Lava A97 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie and Lava A97 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.


User Rating: Lava A97 receives a higher user rating of 3.6, while Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie has a rating of 3.3.

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Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie
₹4,199
(Discontinued)
Lava A97
₹3,499
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

30 Oct, 2017
27 Sep, 2016

Performance

MediaTek MT6737M
Spreadtrum SC9832A
Quad Core (upto 1.1 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
TFT
TFT
480x854 px
480x854 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
2350 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

3.3/5
(129 ratings)
3.6/5
(2,105 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 27, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Chipset

MediaTek MT6737M
Spreadtrum SC9832A

Processor

Quad core, 1.1 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Mali-400 MP2

RAM

1 GB
1 GB / 2 GB

Display

Display Type

TFT
TFT

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
480x854 px

Pixel Density

196 ppi
196 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
65.86 %

Screen Protection

N/A
No

Design

Height

N/A
145 mm

Width

N/A
72 mm

Thickness

N/A
9.2 mm

Weight

172 grams
160 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Digital Zoom

Front Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Battery

Capacity

2300 mAh
2350 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

N/A
Accelerometer