Is it India VS China? Really?

2012 - The year of the tablets. Fine. But we need to move past it towards innovating more. For the general, what is in the market is acceptable and satisfying. But the real potential is still in the labs and would be out anytime. But as of now, with the success of Micromax Canvas HD, its new 3D variant, Karbonn's sundry phablets and mobiles, Huawei, etc. have made it more of a India versus China battle, with the Korean and Taiwanese giants hovering over them.

Since the start of the year, the Indian market has seen a slew of big-screen handset releases from both domestic and international companies. And surprisingly, the country's smartphone business is pre-dominantly ruled by local manufacturers thanks to the affordability of the devices. Now, Chinese smartphone makers known for their cheap feature-phones have joined the race to get a formidable market share in the lucrative low-cost phablet segment.

After China's second biggest smartphone maker Gionee forayed into the India market, another company Huawei has come up with an affordable big-screen smartphone, Ascend G510, to give a stiff challenge to Indian rivals such as Micromax A116 Canvas HD, Karbonn Titanium S5 and Lava's Xolo Q800.

It will be a daunting task for the Chinese maker to be able recreate the cult status that Micromax smartphones have gained. But can it match Ascend G510 to the second popular Indian smartphone - the Titanium S5?

Here is a brief comparison of Karbonn Titanium S5 and Huawei Ascend G510:

Display:

Karbonn Titanium S5 sports a 5.0-inch qHD IPS capacitive screen with 540x960p display resolution and pixel count of close to 220 pixels per inch. Huawei's Ascend G510 too sports a competitive 4.5-inch display with TFT LCD WVGA display with 480x854p resolution and  pixel density of 218 ppi.

Processor:

In terms of power, Huawei smartphone packs a dual-core Qualcomm Cortex A5 processor with 1.2GHz Clock speed. On the other hand. Karbonn Titanium S5 takes lead with its 1.2GHz quad-core processor which is more energy efficient and faster than the Chinese competitor.

Camera:

Titanium S5 packs an 8.0-megapixel main camera with Auto-focus and flash support and a 2.0-megapixel front camera. Ascend too houses an impressive 8.0-megapixel main camera with auto-focus and flash support, and a 0.3-megapixel VGA secondary camera on the front.

Mobile Operating System:

In terms of mobile OS, they both stand even in this department as Huawei and Karbonn Titanium S5 run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS.

Memory and RAM:

Both Karbonn and Huawei smartphones have 1GB RAM and an in-built capacity of 4GB with options of expanding up to 32GB via microSD card.

In terms of battery capacity, network connectivity and add-ons such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and other specs, both Karbonn Titanium S5 and Huawei Ascend G510 have similar features with minor differences.

Price:

Titanium S5 currently sells for Rs 12,090, whereas Huawei smartphone is priced Rs.10,990, Rs.1,100 costlier than its competitor. But the Karbonn smartphone justifies its price with the energy efficient quad-core processor and a good 2.0-megapixel front camera.

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