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Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB Photos, Specs, and Reviews

Created date: 2018-09-30 23:19:43, Updated date: 2020-04-16 14:36:34

We've conducted a detailed review of the Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB, looking into its battery, how easy it is to use the camera, and whether the CPU performance is high or low. Not only that, but we've also evaluated how portable and easy to hold it is, as well as how nice the display is.

Features, Performance, and Reviews for the Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

The camera function of Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

The performance of the "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB"'s main camera is rather low with only 5.0MP pixels. If you take a lot of pictures, then you'll likely be dissatisfied with what this camera has to offer.

The battery performance of Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

The battery of the "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB" has a capacity of 1400.0mAh, which is rather low. Compared to other smartphones, the battery life of the "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB" is not very good. It's okay if you're just using it for calls and the occasional bit of browsing, but if you're going to browse for extended periods, play games or watch videos, you want a reserve battery pack.

Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB 's size

The "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB" is 64.2mm wide, 124.2mm tall, and 10.1mm thick. At this size, a man with large hands would be able to operate it comfortably with one hand, but it may feel a bit large for a woman with small hands. In the case of the "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB", it weighs about 130.0g. The weight is such that it's hardly noticeable even when using one-handed. However, some people may find it tiring to use for long periods.

Both the size and weight of the "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB" make it easy to hold in your hand and are unlikely to cause any trouble when you use it normally.

Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB 's screen

The "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB" has a 4.0inch screen. It comes in a standard size, and the screen is adequate for most uses. Some users may feel that they would rather have a larger screen, however.

The screen quality of the "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB" is such that images and videos can occasionally be somewhat blurry. For general usage however, it's largely not a problem.

The CPU performance of Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

The processing performance of the "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB" is quite low at 1.2GHz×2(2.0-cores), and you may find minor issues even while browsing the internet or Twitter.

The "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB" only has 512.0MB of RAM, which is fairly low. The RAM is regularly insufficient, so operation gets unstable and jerky even when using apps that are not resource intensive.

In rating the "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB"'s overall operational speed, it ranks at the low end of smartphones. It will lag and feel sluggish even during normal use. In most cases, users will feel the performance to be lacking.

Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB 's storage capacity

The "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB" has 4.0GB of data storage. This is fine if you mainly use email or social media sites, but if you plan to take photos and videos or play games, you should buy an upgrade.

Since the "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB" is compatible with SD cards, you'll be able to easily expand your storage capacity; you won't need to worry about how much internal space it has.

Overall assessment of Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

The "Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB"'s performance level is that of a budget smartphone. It's a bit too weak to use as a main smartphone, so if possible you should consider something slightly more powerful. However, it should be sufficient for people that only want to use the most basic functions, like making calls and browsing the internet, and for people that don't really use smartphones much.

The merits and demerits of Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

The merits of Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

  • It's easy to hold and you can even comfortably use it with one hand.
  • It feels comparably light.

The demerits of Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

  • The battery performance is not very good, so depending on what you're using it for, you might have to be careful to not run out of battery.
  • The CPU performance is not very good, and will become operationally sluggish when using apps.
  • The back camera is quite low-spec, so its not really suited for taking pictures to upload to social media.
 
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Specifications of Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB
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MakerKarbonn
Release date2014-07
ColorBlack
OSAndroid
Dimensions (width x height x thickness)64.2mm x 124.2mm x 10.1mm
Weight130.0g
Display size4.0inch
Display typeIPS LCD
Screen resolution (width x height)480 x 800
Pixel density233ppi
Battery capacity1400.0mAh
CPU specs1.2GHz×2(2.0-cores)
RAM size512.0MB
Storage size4.0GB
Rear-camera resolution5.0MP

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Comparing the specifications of Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB against similar products

general rating

ImageProduct nameReviewLevel of recommendation based on the comparison of the differences between the twogeneral rating

Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

34.1-Color:Black, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):64.2mm x 124.2mm x 10.1mm, Weight:130.0g, Display type:IPS LCD, Screen resolution (width x height):480 x 800, Pixel density:233ppi, Display size:4.0inch, OS:Android

Google Pixel 2 XL 128GB

67.8Color:Just Black/Black & White, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):76.7mm x 157.9mm x 7.9mm, Weight:175.0g, Display type:P-OLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1440 x 2880, Pixel density:536ppi, Display size:6.0inch, OS:Android

Google Pixel 2 128GB

66.4Color:Kinda Blue/Just Black/Clearly White, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):69.7mm x 145.7mm x 7.8mm, Weight:143.0g, Display type:AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1080 x 1920, Pixel density:440ppi, Display size:5.0inch, OS:Android

Google Pixel XL 128GB

61.3Color:Quite Black/Very Silver/Really Blue, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):75.7mm x 154.7mm x 8.5mm, Weight:168.0g, Display type:AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1440 x 2560, Pixel density:534ppi, Display size:5.5inch, OS:Android

Google Pixel (2016) 128GB

61.3Color:Quite Black/Very Silver/Really Blue, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):69.5mm x 143.8mm x 8.5mm, Weight:143.0g, Display type:AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1080 x 1920, Pixel density:440ppi, Display size:5.0inch, OS:Android

Intex Aqua Craze 8GB

40.9Color:Gray/White/Gold, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):71.4mm x 143.5mm x 9.0mm, Weight:165.0g, Display type:IPS LCD, Screen resolution (width x height):720 x 1280, Pixel density:293ppi, Display size:5.0inch, OS:Android

Intex Aqua Ace 16GB

48.2Color:Black/White, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):71.5mm x 145.0mm x 6.7mm, Weight:121.5g, Display type:Super AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):720 x 1280, Pixel density:293ppi, Display size:5.0inch, OS:Android

Intex Aqua 4G+ 16GB

45.9Color:White/Black, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):71.0mm x 140.0mm x 9.5mm, Weight:136.5g, Display type:IPS LCD, Screen resolution (width x height):720 x 1280, Pixel density:293ppi, Display size:5.0inch, OS:Android

grip

ImageProduct nameReviewLevel of recommendation based on the comparison of the differences between the twogrip

Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

75.7-Color:Black, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):64.2mm x 124.2mm x 10.1mm, Weight:130.0g

Google Pixel 2 XL 128GB

55.6Color:Just Black/Black & White, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):76.7mm x 157.9mm x 7.9mm, Weight:175.0g

Google Pixel 2 128GB

66.5Color:Kinda Blue/Just Black/Clearly White, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):69.7mm x 145.7mm x 7.8mm, Weight:143.0g

Google Pixel XL 128GB

57.5Color:Quite Black/Very Silver/Really Blue, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):75.7mm x 154.7mm x 8.5mm, Weight:168.0g

Google Pixel (2016) 128GB

66.5Color:Quite Black/Very Silver/Really Blue, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):69.5mm x 143.8mm x 8.5mm, Weight:143.0g

Intex Aqua Craze 8GB

61.1Color:Gray/White/Gold, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):71.4mm x 143.5mm x 9.0mm, Weight:165.0g

Intex Aqua Ace 16GB

70.6Color:Black/White, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):71.5mm x 145.0mm x 6.7mm, Weight:121.5g

Intex Aqua 4G+ 16GB

67.1Color:White/Black, Dimensions (width x height x thickness):71.0mm x 140.0mm x 9.5mm, Weight:136.5g

screen cleanliness

ImageProduct nameReviewLevel of recommendation based on the comparison of the differences between the twoscreen cleanliness

Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

42.3-Display type:IPS LCD, Screen resolution (width x height):480 x 800, Pixel density:233ppi

Google Pixel 2 XL 128GB

88.5Display type:P-OLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1440 x 2880, Pixel density:536ppi

Google Pixel 2 128GB

85.9Display type:AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1080 x 1920, Pixel density:440ppi

Google Pixel XL 128GB

88.5Display type:AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1440 x 2560, Pixel density:534ppi

Google Pixel (2016) 128GB

85.9Display type:AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1080 x 1920, Pixel density:440ppi

Intex Aqua Craze 8GB

59.9Display type:IPS LCD, Screen resolution (width x height):720 x 1280, Pixel density:293ppi

Intex Aqua Ace 16GB

59.9Display type:Super AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):720 x 1280, Pixel density:293ppi

Intex Aqua 4G+ 16GB

59.9Display type:IPS LCD, Screen resolution (width x height):720 x 1280, Pixel density:293ppi

screen quality

ImageProduct nameReviewLevel of recommendation based on the comparison of the differences between the twoscreen quality

Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

51.5-Display size:4.0inch, Display type:IPS LCD, Screen resolution (width x height):480 x 800, Pixel density:233ppi

Google Pixel 2 XL 128GB

86.2Display size:6.0inch, Display type:P-OLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1440 x 2880, Pixel density:536ppi

Google Pixel 2 128GB

77.3Display size:5.0inch, Display type:AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1080 x 1920, Pixel density:440ppi

Google Pixel XL 128GB

82.7Display size:5.5inch, Display type:AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1440 x 2560, Pixel density:534ppi

Google Pixel (2016) 128GB

77.3Display size:5.0inch, Display type:AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):1080 x 1920, Pixel density:440ppi

Intex Aqua Craze 8GB

71.0Display size:5.0inch, Display type:IPS LCD, Screen resolution (width x height):720 x 1280, Pixel density:293ppi

Intex Aqua Ace 16GB

71.0Display size:5.0inch, Display type:Super AMOLED, Screen resolution (width x height):720 x 1280, Pixel density:293ppi

Intex Aqua 4G+ 16GB

71.0Display size:5.0inch, Display type:IPS LCD, Screen resolution (width x height):720 x 1280, Pixel density:293ppi

performance

ImageProduct nameReviewLevel of recommendation based on the comparison of the differences between the twoperformance

Karbonn Smart A12 Star 4GB

5.7-OS:Android

Google Pixel 2 XL 128GB

88.3OS:Android

Google Pixel 2 128GB

88.3OS:Android

Google Pixel XL 128GB

57.6OS:Android

Google Pixel (2016) 128GB

57.6OS:Android

Intex Aqua Craze 8GB

11.9OS:Android

Intex Aqua Ace 16GB

50.6OS:Android

Intex Aqua 4G+ 16GB

36.5OS:Android

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