Karbonn Titanium S9 Price In India Is Rs. 19,990. Worth The Price?
Karbonn Titanium S9 has been launched in India with a price tag of Rs. 19,990. The Titanium S9 makes an interesting launch from Karbonn mobiles and the timing of the launch makes us wonder whether Karbonn is looking to take on the rival Micromax head-on. The technical specifications of the phone are impressive, but do they make the phone worth the price? Does the phone have the 'pull' factor to snatch up buyers who might be looking to buy an Android for the Rs. 20k price range? Let's find out.
The S9, as expected is a dual-SIM phone that runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean firmware out of the box. All the computing is handled by a 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor while the 1GB RAM complements setup. For the price, 16GB of internal storage is well expected and the overall storage can be expanded up to 32GB via an external MicroSD card.
But that's not the 'x-factor' for this phone. Karbonn is offering a 5.5" IPS display; but it's not full HD. You'll get a 720p display which is the same resolution as Samsung's Galaxy Note II. The IPS display should make your viewing a pleasure. The company has managed to pack a full 13 MP camera on the rear side and the front facing camera is 5 MP - something that only a few models in the markets offer these days. Even the top brand phones don't offer 5MP front cameras. We'd however like you to test out the front camera on your own than believing that it'll capture high-quality images. The biggest advantage of the front camera with higher resolution is that it will make your video conferencing call quality better.
The whole unit is powered by a mega 2600 mAh battery. Being Android and an IPS display, we'd expect the phone to run full day with regular usage including Internet browsing, a few minutes of videos and audio, bluetooth transfers etc.
The Titanium S9 comes equipped with several sensors including the GPS, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor (will adjust display brightness according to surround lighting conditions). There's bluetooth, wi-fi etc. as you'd expect to make sure you have all the connectivity options you need to connect to the Internet or share files and photos with friends.
It's expected that Karbonn will announce Titanium S6 model around last week of July; and it's expected to feature a full blown 1080p display along with Qualcomm processor. The price would be on the higher side of Rs. 20k; and those who have the budgets should really wait for the Titanium S6 to launch. 1080p displays are much better than the 720p displays in our opinion.
The S9, as expected is a dual-SIM phone that runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean firmware out of the box. All the computing is handled by a 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek processor while the 1GB RAM complements setup. For the price, 16GB of internal storage is well expected and the overall storage can be expanded up to 32GB via an external MicroSD card.
But that's not the 'x-factor' for this phone. Karbonn is offering a 5.5" IPS display; but it's not full HD. You'll get a 720p display which is the same resolution as Samsung's Galaxy Note II. The IPS display should make your viewing a pleasure. The company has managed to pack a full 13 MP camera on the rear side and the front facing camera is 5 MP - something that only a few models in the markets offer these days. Even the top brand phones don't offer 5MP front cameras. We'd however like you to test out the front camera on your own than believing that it'll capture high-quality images. The biggest advantage of the front camera with higher resolution is that it will make your video conferencing call quality better.
The whole unit is powered by a mega 2600 mAh battery. Being Android and an IPS display, we'd expect the phone to run full day with regular usage including Internet browsing, a few minutes of videos and audio, bluetooth transfers etc.
The Titanium S9 comes equipped with several sensors including the GPS, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor (will adjust display brightness according to surround lighting conditions). There's bluetooth, wi-fi etc. as you'd expect to make sure you have all the connectivity options you need to connect to the Internet or share files and photos with friends.
It's expected that Karbonn will announce Titanium S6 model around last week of July; and it's expected to feature a full blown 1080p display along with Qualcomm processor. The price would be on the higher side of Rs. 20k; and those who have the budgets should really wait for the Titanium S6 to launch. 1080p displays are much better than the 720p displays in our opinion.
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