Karbonn A21 :

Complete review of Karbonn A21 along with Benchmarks and Pricing

October 16, 2012 By eVivz 17 Comments and 1 Reaction

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Review of: Karbonn A21

Android Mobile Phone:

Vivek Sancheti

Version:

1.0

Price:

Rs. 9849

Reviewed by: eVivz

Rating:

5

On October 16, 2012

Last modified:October 17, 2012

Summary:

After reviewing Karbonn A21 its all clear that its the best in class Android Mobile phone in Indian Market in Price of 10K Rs.

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Karbonn A21 – The Cheapest Android Mobile in Indian Market With Best in Class Features

Recently Karbonn Has Launched Karbonn A21 with best features at lowest price in the market. The main USP about the phone is that it has 1.2 Ghz Dual Core Processor. Karbonn A21 has almost same feature as its previous phone Karbonn a9+ and seems upgraded version of it. This mobile phone will surely give an tough competition to all the mobile phones existing in the market. This mobile phone at first might seem to be an Branded version of chinese mobile phone but after having hands on it you will feel its no way cheap in technical features and quality compared to any other high end branded phone present in the market.

Karbonn A21 Tech Specification :

• OS : Android 4.0.4 (ICS)
• Manufacturer : Karbonn
• Display : Capacitive and Multi touch
• Processor : 1 Ghz Dual Core Snap Dragon
• GPU : Adreno 203
• RAM : 512 MB
• Screen : 4.5 inch
• Camera : Primary 5 MP and Secondary 1.5 MP
• Battery : 1800 mAh
• SIM : Dual (3G + 2G)
• Pros : Best in Class phone as it has Dual core processor and is completely in price range
• Cons : None

Karbonn A21 Tech Specification and Seatures Fully Reviewed :

Karbonn A21 CPU Benchmark

Company Says that Karbonn A21 has 512 MB of RAM but the benchmark tool found out that user applications can use only 386 MB of RAM and rest will be used by the System itself to load and run the internal features of Android OS installed on it. This much of RAM is quite enough for normal users although it might feel insufficient for High end gamer’s for sure. The Phone comes with Android 4.0 ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) installed in it. The Chipset is MSM 8625 with Dual Core ARMv7 processor and Adreno 203 GPU.

Karbonn A21 memory benchmark

The internal Memory of Karbonn A21 is 4 GB and can be expanded upto 32 GB. Out of 4 GB of memory you can use almost 1.5 GB to store and install application rest can be used as data storage for storing music and video into it.
Karbonn A21 supports Dual sim cards in active mode. One SIM card can run in 3G mode and other in 2G mode. So one SIM can be used for internet surfing and the other for cheap call rates.

Karbonn A21 Screen Resolution Benchmark

Karbonn A21 is powered with 11.4 cm which is almost 4.5 inch of screen with HD resolution. The screen resolution of Karbonn A21 is 540 X 960 pixels with 240 dpi and refresh rate of 60 Hz. This is quite unbelievable at this price. Even branded smart phones doesn’t have this quality screen at quite higher price range then this mobile phone. So it can be concluded that Karbonn A21 has better then the best quality of HD Screen in the class. Heavy HD games like ASPHALT, DEAD TRIGGER, CS PORTABLE were played without any lags at all on this mobile. This mobile gave quite better experience compared Spice Mi 500 and Micromax A100 and A90 .

Karbonn A21 Camera Resolution Benchmark

It has 5MP HD camera and 1.2 MP secondary camera for Video Chat. The Video and Photo quality of the videos and photos taken by Karbonn A21 are far better and can challenge any phone of the same price range. Camera Supports 720 p HD recording. The Primary camera which is 5MP HD does have better quality flash light attached to it. So if the users of Karbonn A21 can take snaps and videos in dark light conditions too. The night mode photo quality of the camera is also better then any other mobile phone in the same class. In short the Camera quality of Karbonn A21 is better then the best in the class.

Karbonn A21 Multi Point Touch Test

Karbonn A21 Supports 5 point multi touch and its more then enough for any one. Its powered with capacitive touch screen and has really smooth touch response. The response time of touch in Karbonn A21 is really great and far better then any other mobile phones in this range. Since it is powered by 1.2 Ghz Dual core processor there might be no issue of Phone Hang up anytime for sure.

Karbonn A21 Battery Benchmark

The mobile phone is powered by 1800 mAh Battery which is quite large and enough to run the phone for long time. If you are a normal user who use each and every kind of application of the mobile then the battery of Karbonn A21 will not exhaust for almost one and half day. So it can be concluded that Karbonn A21 has better battery then any other mobile phone in the class range.

Karbonn A21 Sensors Benchmark

Karbonn A21 does have all kind of requires sensors like Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Gyro sensor, Sound level sensor, etc. Well seeing the benchmark result of sensors we can say that this mobile does have better quality sensors installed in it. So if you are looking for mobile phone with quick response to tilt activity or any other sensor activity for low price then this is for you.
The sound quality of the mobile phone loud speaker is average and the headphone sound quality if Medium. If you are high end music lover then you might feel little disappointed by this.

Karbonn A21 Overall Benchmark

Overall Review of Karbonn A21 :

Seeing the overall benchmark its all clear that Karbonn A21 is an best in class mobile phone overall. It has better price and best features and technical specifications. Karbonn A21 has far better benchmark then Samsung galaxy nexus and Samsung galaxy Note. So its all clear this mobile phone will surely gonna rock into the Indian Smart Phone market.
The Build quality of the device is quite good and when the handset it took into hand does give an rich feel factor. So any one who is willing to buy an Smart Phone which is smart in true sense and doesn’t wishes to spend a lot of money then Karbonn A21 is for you.

Price of Karbonn A21 in India :

The cheapest price of Karbonn A21 is Rs. 9849 and can be found in Infibeam for this price. You can also find the mobile phone for cheaper price in Snapdeal, ebay, etc ecommerce of India.
So if you are planning to buy a Android Smart phone in price range of ten thousand rupees then Karbonn A21 is the best option for you.