Micromax A100 vs Celkon A97i

Comparing the Micromax A100 vs Celkon A97i across performance, display, camera, battery and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Micromax A100 and Celkon A97i run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.

Display: Micromax A100 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Celkon A97i offers 4 inches, making Micromax A100 the larger display of the two. Both Micromax A100 and Celkon A97i feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Celkon A97i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Micromax A100 offers 5 MP, making Celkon A97i better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Micromax A100 and Celkon A97i feature a 0.3 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Micromax A100 offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Celkon A97i offers 1500 mAh, making Micromax A100 better for longer battery life.

User Rating: Micromax A100 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Celkon A97i has a rating of 3.6.

Micromax A100

₹11,999

(Discontinued)

Celkon A97i

₹8,499

(Discontinued)

Summary

Spec Score

N/A

80%

Release Date

19 Aug, 2012

05 Sep, 2012

19 Oct, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A	Samsung Exynos 1330
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
512 MB RAM	512 MB RAM	4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)	4 inches (10.16 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
LCD	LCD	Super AMOLED
480x854 px	480x800 px	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

5 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

13 MP

Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2000 mAh	1500 mAh	5000 mAh
N/A	N/A	25W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB	N/A	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

4.3/5

(241 ratings)

3.6/5

(11 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Oct 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Chipset

N/A

Samsung Exynos 1330

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Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz

1 GHz, Cortex 8

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200

N/A

Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

512 MB

4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches (12.7 cm)

4 inches (10.16 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

480x800 px

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Pixel Density

196 ppi

233 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.71 %

57.33 %

85.86 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

84.70 %

Design

Height

142.2 mm

124 mm

164.4 mm

Width

72.6 mm

64 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

11.90 mm

11.00 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

168 grams

139 grams

192 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Smart LED Flash LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

720x480 fps

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

2000 mAh

1500 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5 Hours(2G)

Up to 9.16(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

N/A

128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.640 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0

Yes

Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

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

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Capacitive

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Pre-Loaded Applications Google Play Store M! Zone M! Voice M! Store M! SMS & M! Buddy

Android Market

N/A

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