Karbonn has announced a quad-core
budget smartphone in India - the Smart Titanium 1 - which runs Android
4.1 Jelly Bean staright out-of-the-box.
Karbonn has
put forth an entrant in the still nascent budget quad-core smartphone
segment, with the announcement of the Smart Titanium 1, priced at Rs.
10,990. The phone is scheduled to hit markets in early February.
Currently, the only other device in this segment, is the yet to be
launched Micromax A116 Canvas HD.
In terms of its specifications, the
Smart Titanium 1 has a 4.5-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) display, and most
importantly, is powered by 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core CPU
based on the MSM8225Q SoC, and Adreno 203 GPU. This is coupled with 1GB
of RAM, a 4GB ROM and expandable memory via a microSD card slot. Other
specifications include a 1600mAh battery, a 5MP rear-facing camera, and a
front camera (presumably VGA) for video calls. Straight out-of-the-box,
the phone runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
As we mentioned earlier, the Karbonn
Smart Titanium 1 is the second budget quad-core smartphone to be
announced for Indian markets. Last week, we saw the launch of the
Micromax A116 Canvas HD. In terms of specifications, the A116 has a
5-inch IPS display with a 1280x720 pixel resolution. Under the hood, it
has a 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek MT 6589 processor along with 1GB of RAM. It also shows off a PowerVR SGX5 GPU.
The Micromax A116 Canvas HD boasts of
dual-SIM capabilities. It has 4GB of built-in storage, expandable up to
32GB via a microSD card. The rear of the device houses an 8MP camera.
whereas the front has a 0.3MP shooter for video chatting. It also has a
2100mAh battery. You can read the launch details of the device here and our hands on first impressions .
Shashin Devsare, Executive Director,
Karbonn Mobiles, spoke at the unveiling of the Smart Titanium 1: “We are
extremely proud to be the first brand to bring smartphones enabled by
the powerful and power efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core CPU
processor into the country. This move reiterates our commitment to
enable cutting-edge technological innovations to our consumers and is an
endeavour towards providing the best in mobile technology to them. We
are sure that our consumers will feel proud to own the smartphone which
with its latest innovations, seeks to up their social quotient by a
notch amongst their peers. Available across the country, the Karbonn
Smart Titanium 1 opens up a new dimension in the Indian mobile market
and enables a pioneering stride towards ‘Massifying Technology’ for the
consumers.”
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