Popular indigenous smartphone maker Karbonn has silently launched a new budget Android handset in the burgeoning market with the price tag of ₹2,790.
The handset dubbed A50S, which is believed to be the legatee of Karbonn A50 is available exclusively on the e-retailer website Flipkart. The new low-budget smartphone sports 3.5-inch TFT LCD display with HVGA (320 x 480 pixels) resolution and is powered by 1.2 GHz MTK Dual Core Processor paired with 256MB of RAM. It is shipped with out-dated Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS and packs 512MB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 32GB with microSD card.
Talking of the imaging capacity of the new handset, Karbonn A50S comes equipped with 2.0-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
The handset supports connectivity features like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, GPRS/ EDGE and micro-USB and comes loaded with 1,100 mAh battery. The handset is available in black and white colour variants in the country.
Recently, the company's Titanium S1 Plus smartphone popped up on the e-retailer website with the price tag of ₹5,700. It sports a 4-inch display with a WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) resolution and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, coupled with 1GB RAM.
The handset packs 4GB internal storage, which is can be expanded up to 32GB with microSD card, and comes loaded with a 1,500 mAh battery. It houses a 5.0-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
On the connectivity front, the phone supports GPRS/ EDGE, FM radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G and GPS.
In March, Karbonn Mobiles announced three Titanium series smartphones - Hexa, Octane and Octane Plus. The Hexa, the first local smartphone to boast six-core based CPU, sports a 5.5-inch full HD (1920 x 1080p) screen, 2GB RAM, 13.0-megapixel main camera, 5.0-megapixel front camera and standard connectivity features like Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi and GPS for navigation.
Key Specifications of Karbonn A50S
| Model | Karbonn A50S |
| Display | 3.5-inch TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen |
| OS | Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS |
| Processor | 1.2 GHz MTK Dual Core Processor |
| RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| Storage capacity | 512 MB,expanadbale upto 32GB |
| Camera | 2.0-megapixel rear camera with LED flash0.3-megapixel front-facing camera |
| Battery | 1100 mAh |
| Add-ons | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, GPRS/ EDGE and Micro-USB |
