Karbonn S18 vs Lava A89

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Comparing the Karbonn S18 vs Lava A89 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lava A89 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Karbonn S18 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Lava A89 the better performer.


Display: Lava A89 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Karbonn S18 offers 4.5 inches, making Lava A89 the larger display of the two. Both Karbonn S18 and Lava A89 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Karbonn S18 and Lava A89 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Karbonn S18 and Lava A89 feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Lava A89 offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Karbonn S18 offers 1600 mAh, making Lava A89 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Karbonn S18 and Lava A89 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

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Karbonn S18
₹3,270
(Discontinued)
Lava A89
₹4,899
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

25 Apr, 2016
05 May, 2016

Performance

N/A
Spreadtrum SC9830A
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
512 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
480x854 px
540x960 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
2 MP

Battery

1600 mAh
2000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

N/A
3.4/5
(216 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Spreadtrum SC9830A

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz
Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
32 bit

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Mali-400 MP2

RAM

512 MB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
540x960 px

Pixel Density

218 ppi
220 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
65.64 %

Screen Protection

N/A
No

Design

Height

N/A
145.5 mm

Width

N/A
72 mm

Thickness

N/A
9.1 mm

Weight

N/A
157 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
No

Battery

Capacity

1600 mAh
2000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 14.1 Hours(2G)

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

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
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)

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer