KARBONN A11 ANDROID ICS SMARTPHONE REVIEW

Karbonn A11 is a dual-SIM phone powered by Android ICS. The handset has a 4 inch capacitive touch

screen with a 800x480p pixel resolution. For the speed lovers, it has got a superfast 1GHz processor. For Internet connectivity, the device has Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE, and HSDPA and for data transfer, there is Bluetooth v4.0 and USB connectivity. The 5MP HD camera of the device takes excellent pics and makes the beautiful moments come to life, it also houses a VGA front camera. To let users stay connected for long, the device has a 1500 mAh battery. Other features include, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, Kingsoft office, live motion wallpapers, and 32 GB expandable memory

FULL SPECIFICATIONS

General                                                           

Sim Type:         GSM+GSM

Dual Sim:          Yes

Design

Form Factor:    Classic (Candybar)

Display

Type:               Color TFT screen

Touch:             Yes, Capacitive with Multitouch

Size:                4 inches, 480 x 800 pixels

Memory

Internal:            4 GB inbuilt

Card Slot:         Yes, upto 32 GB

Connectivity

GPRS:              Yes

EDGE:              Yes

3G:                   Yes, 7.2 Mbps Download

Wifi:                 Yes, with wifi-hotspot

Bluetooth:         Yes, v4.0

USB:                Yes v2.0

Extra

GPS:                Yes, with A-GPS Support

3.5mm Headphone Jack:          Yes

Camera

Camera:            Yes, 5 MP with autofocus

Features:           Face detection

Video Recording:          Yes

Flash:               Yes

Front Camera:  Yes, VGA (0.3 MP)

Technical

OS:                 Android, v4.0.4

CPU:              1 GHz Processor

Java:                Yes

Browser:          Yes, supports WAP

Multimedia

Supports:          MMS, Instant Messanging, Voice Recording

Email:              Yes

Music:              MP3, MIDI, WAV, AMR, AAC, AAC+

Video:              MP4, 3GP, AVI, H.263, H.264

FM Radio:        Yes

Social Networking:       Facebook, Twitter

Battery

Size:                  1500 mAH, Li-ion Battery

Standby time:    200 hours

Talk time:         300 minutes

Verdict:

Strengths: Options are good, more features..

Weaknesses: low battery backup

Overall:   low cost yet good mobile to use