Karbonn Titanium S7 vs Micromax Canvas A117: Which one’s a better Rs 15,000 phone?

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Karbonn Titanium S7 vs Micromax Canvas A117: Which one’s a better Rs 15,000 phone?

Karbonn has quietly launched the Titanium S7 with a full HD screen for Rs 14,999 and it will be going up against the Canvas A117 which has been pegged at the same price but comes with some features on the lower side that might be deal breakers for some

New Delhi: Karbonn and Micromax are heightening competition for each other by releasing many new smartphones in the market. Thus, it is time to compare the products of these two markers and deduce your best choices.

Let us have a comparative look at Karbonn Titanium S7 and Micromax A117 smartphones:

Display: The Karbonn Titanium S7 comes with a capacitive Full HD touch display of 5 inches that provides a 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. On the other hand, Micromax A117 features an IPS LCD capacitive touch display of 5 inches with a resolution of 1280 x 760 pixels.

Processor: Karbonn Titanium S7 carries a quad core processor of 1.5 Giga Hertz, the maker has not been specified. The Micromax A117 has been powered by MediaTek MTK 6589T chipset and Cortex A7 quad core processor of 1.5 Giga Hertz.

Operating System: Both the smartphones work on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean platform.

Memory: Karbonn Titanium S7 comes with an inbuilt storage capacity of 16 GB and expandable memory of up to 32 GB. While the Micromax A117 sports 4 GB internal memory and up to 32 GB expandable memory.

Camera: Karbonn Titanium S7 carries a rear camera of 13 mega pixels with LED flash and a front facing camera of 2 mega pixels. On the other hand, Micromax A117 carries a primary camera of 12 mega pixels with LED flash and a secondary camera of 2 mega pixels.

Connectivity Features: The connectivity features included in Micromax A117 as well as Karbonn Titanium S7 are GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro USB and 3G.

Other Features: Both the devices feature FM Radio, a 3.5 mm audio jack, proximity sensor and accelerometer. Micromax A117 also offers Gyroscope and compass.

Our Take: After considering all the features, my verdict is in favor of Karbonn Titanium S7 as it features better display resolution, camera and inbuilt storage capacity. Apart from these aspects, both the smartphones are pretty similar to one another.