Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB vs Karbonn K9 Smart

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Comparing the Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB vs Karbonn K9 Smart across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Karbonn K9 Smart runs at 1.2 GHz, making Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB the better performer.


Display: Both Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB and Karbonn K9 Smart offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Karbonn K9 Smart's TFT, making Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Karbonn K9 Smart offers 3.2 MP, making Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Karbonn K9 Smart offers 1.3 MP, making Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Karbonn K9 Smart offers 2300 mAh, making Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Karbonn K9 Smart offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB offers 32 GB, making Karbonn K9 Smart the better option for storage.


User Rating: Karbonn K9 Smart receives a higher user rating of 3.4, while Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB has a rating of 3.3.

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Obi Worldphone SF1 32GB
₹6,999
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₹3,400
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Summary

Release Date

07 Jan, 2015
03 Jan, 2016
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 615
MediaTek MT6572
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
512 MB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
480x854 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
3.2 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

5 MP
1.3 MP
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2300 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
8 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Impressive design
  • Powerful hardware
  • Good battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Average camera performance
  • Unoptimised software
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.3/5
(441 ratings)
3.4/5
(1,297 ratings)
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)

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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jan 03, 2016
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Poor
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939
MediaTek MT6572
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 405
Mali-400 MP
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB
512 MB
16 GB

RAM Type

DDR3
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
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
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
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
480x854 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi
196 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.75 %
64.13 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

146 mm
144.7 mm
162.98 mm

Width

74 mm
74.1 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm
10.1 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

147 grams
146.3 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Below Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
3.2 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
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus
No
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
2048 x 1536 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
N/A
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Poor
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
2300 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G) / Up to 28 Hours(2G)
Up to 6 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
8 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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
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)
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SIM 2

N/A
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
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)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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