Karbonn Mobiles is one of the India's leading budget-friendly phone makers. The company has recently launched the Karbonn A1 - the budget android mobile. The price of Karbonn A1 is Rs. 6999 in India, and it looks like the phone has been launched to fight the Micromax A70 -which was recently launched.

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[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]General Characteristics
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD]Weight[/TD]
[TD="width: 3%, bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="width: 51%, bgcolor: #888888"]105gms[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Dimension[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]106.8mm x 59.2mm x 14.0mm[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Standby time[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Maximum upto 250 Hours[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Talk time[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]up to 250mins[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Charging time[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]180 Mins[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Battery type[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]1100mAh[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD]Display[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Screen Type[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]TFT[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Screen Size[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]2.8"[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]colors[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]262K[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Screen Resolution[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]240*320[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Camera[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]3.2 Mega pixels[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Number of lines[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Vibrator mode[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Back light of keypad[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]White[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD]Radio Band[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]GSM 900, 1800[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]900M: GSM 900&1800MHz；
WCDMA 900/2100MHz
850M: GSM 850&1900MHz；
WCDMA 850/1900MHz[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]GSM 1900[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]EDGE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]GPRS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD]Customization[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Handset colors[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Black[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Interchangeable colors[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD]Memory[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Internal phonebook[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Upto 150M byte[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]SMS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Upto 150M byte[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]MMS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Upto 150M byte[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Redial list[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Embedded memory[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]4Gb NAND + 2Gb DDR SDRAM[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Expandable Memory [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]supports up to 32 GB[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD]Main Features[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]WAP browser[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Wallpaper download[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Ringtone download[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Hands-free mode[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Vibrate mode[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]SMS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Screen saver[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Wallpaper[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Power on/off animation[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Graphic icons[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Caller ID[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Ringtone Type[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]AMR-WB, WAV, MP3, iMelody, Midi[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]MP3 Ringtone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]64 Polyphonic[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Embedded games[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Game downloading[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Voice codec's[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]FR,HR,EFR,AMR-NB[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Video capture[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Video play[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]MP3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]WWW[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]E-MAIL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Mobile TV[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]GPS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Java[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Java[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]FM Radio[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD]Personal Management[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]CLID with Photo[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Touch screen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Call Conference[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Caller group[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Closed User Group[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Background Sound Changer[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Power Saver[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Camera with Motion sensor[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Dual camera[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]One Touch FM keys[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Shortcut Music Player bar[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Shortcut Camera bar[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Predictive text[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Languages[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]English[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Calculator[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Alarm clock[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Stop Watch[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]World Times[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Anonymous Mode[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Speed Dialing [/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Organizer[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Drawing board[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]To Do List[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Ringtone composer[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Voice recorder[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Currency converter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Health Management[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD]Multimedia Format[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Image Format[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]jpeg,jpg,bmp,gif,png[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Audio Format[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]MP3, MIDI, WAV,AMR, AAC, AAC+[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Video Format[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]H.263, H.264,AVI,3GP,MP4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD]Data Transfer[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]IrDA[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Bluetooth[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]PC Sync[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]No[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]USB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes (Only for Mass storage need to use USB SW in PC)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: lett"]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Built-in data/fax Modem[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]:[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #888888"]Yes[/TD]
[/TR]
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Verdict: The phone offers quite a good mix of features for the price (Rs. 6999). If you are looking for a budget Android phone to test your applications and do some development work, you might consider buying Karbonn A1.