Key Difference: Karbonn Mobiles is a telecommunications company in India that was founded as a joint venture between United Telelinks Limited and Jaina Marketing & Associates. Micromax Mobiles is an India-based consumer electronics company that was founded in 1991 by four people.

Smartphones have opened up a whole range of opportunities for mobile and telecommunication companies. Smartphones have made it easier for users to do absolutely everything on the tiny computers that they can carry around in their pockets. These phones have made it easier for them to call, message, check e-mail, conduct business, edit photos, keep up with social networking and many other things on the go. Long gone are the days when people would have to wait to check e-mails when they got to the office or home.

Initially, smartphones were quite expensive because of the cost of advanced technology that was being used to build these phones. However, these days more companies are priding themselves offering high tech smartphones for a cheaper price, specially to developing countries that make up their biggest market. India is one of many small countries that have a huge market potential of cheaper smartphones. Many international companies such as Samsung and Sony have been constantly launching cheaper smartphones for the masses. Recently, many Indian mobile companies are also seeing a trend of creating smartphones for the market. Micromax and Karbonn are two Indian companies that are gaining recognition as smartphone manufacturers.

Karbonn Mobiles is a telecommunications company in India that was founded in March 2009 as a joint venture between Bangalore based United Telelinks Limited (a group of Telecom Major, United Telecoms Limited) and Noida based Jaina Marketing & Associates. The company is one of the leading mobile manufacturers in India and is also gaining recognition in South Asia, Middle East and South Africa. In 2011, the firm's total investment in Indian consumer market was over US$5 million. In addition to building mobile phones, the company has also expanded operations into tablets. The company also produces android-based phones for the Indian market.

Micromax Mobiles is an India-based consumer electronics company that was founded in 1991. Micromax was founded by Rajesh Agarwal, Sumeet Arora, Rahul Sharma and Vikas Jain. Micromax is one of the leading mobile phone manufacturers in India as well as in the world. According to global handset vendor market share report, Micromax is the 12^th largest handset manufacturer in the world. Although, it is a popular mobile manufacturing company, it also produces tablets, data cards and even televisions. The company has gained popularity in the market because of its strategy of aggressive low pricing in the entry-level segments of its products and its wide distribution setup. Most of the company’s phones have been priced below INR 20,000. The company is one of the most popular and cheaper android-phone manufacturers in the world.

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