Samsung Galaxy S Duos vs Karbonn A9 Plus

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S Duos vs Karbonn A9 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Karbonn A9 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S Duos runs at 1.0 GHz, making Karbonn A9 Plus the better performer.

Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S Duos and Karbonn A9 Plus offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but Karbonn A9 Plus features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy S Duos's TFT, making Karbonn A9 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S Duos and Karbonn A9 Plus feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Karbonn A9 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.3 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S Duos offers 0.3 MP, making Karbonn A9 Plus better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S Duos offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Karbonn A9 Plus offers 1420 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S Duos better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S Duos and Karbonn A9 Plus offer the same internal storage of 4 GB.

User Rating: Karbonn A9 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4, while Samsung Galaxy S Duos has a rating of 3.7.

Samsung Galaxy S Duos

₹5,379

(Discontinued)

Karbonn A9 Plus

₹9,990

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

52%

N/A

Release Date

16 Sep, 2012

30 Oct, 2012

Performance

	N/A
Snapdragon S1	Snapdragon S2
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 1.2 GHz)
768 MB RAM	512 MB RAM

Display

	N/A
4 inches (10.16 cm)	4 inches (10.16 cm)
TFT	IPS LCD
480x800 px	800x480 px (HD)

Rear Camera

	N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

1.3 MP

Battery

	N/A
1500 mAh	1420 mAh

Storage

4 GB

User Ratings

3.7/5

(4,088 ratings)

4/5

(277 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A	Oct 30, 2012

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Performance

Performance Rating

Poor

N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Processor

Single core, 1 GHz, Cortex A5

Dual core, 1.2 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200

Adreno 203

RAM

768 MB

512 MB

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

N/A

Display Type

TFT

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

800x480 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.4 %

62.67 %

Design

Height

121.5 mm

120 mm

Width

63.1 mm

60.5 mm

Thickness

10.5 mm

11.3 mm

Weight

120 grams

105 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Below Avg

N/A

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A	Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps

HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

1500 mAh

1420 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 12.8 Hours(2G)

Up to 4(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.18 W/kg Body: 0.45 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0

Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass