Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 45.1 | 49.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Karbonn | ZTE |
| Android 4.2 | Android 4.0 |
| -- | 2012-02-27 |
| 5.24 x 2.60 x 0.38 inches | -- |
| Black and White | -- |
| $ 155.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 233 pixels per inch | 256 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1300 MHz processor | Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1000 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 5.83 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 168 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.12 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
ZTE Era has a general score of 49.5, which is a little bit better than Karbonn A99's global score of 45.1. These devices use Android operating system, but the ZTE Era has 4.0 version and Karbonn A99 has Android 4.2 version. ZTE Era has a slightly better display than Karbonn A99, because it has a bit higher resolution of 960 x 540 pixels, a little more pixels per screen inch and a quite larger display.
The ZTE Era features a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Karbonn A99, and although they both have a SD extension slot that supports up to 32 GB, the ZTE Era also has more internal storage. The ZTE Era features a little better performance than Karbonn A99, because it has a greater amount of RAM and more 1.3 GHz cores.
The Karbonn A99 has a really longer battery lifetime than ZTE Era. ZTE Era features just a bit better camera than Karbonn A99, because it has a back-facing camera with much more MP.
ZTE Era not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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