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Karbonn A21

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User ratings:
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • Browsing is smooth and the web pages load fast
  • The camera app is user friendly
  • this smartphone will operate beautifully

Cons

  • the phone starts to lag when he put a live wallpaper
  • You are using an outdated browser
  • There is no dedicated camera button

Key specs

  • 5 Mpx
  • 4.5 in
  • 800, 480 px
  • LED
  • 207 ppi
  • 1800 mAh
  • Dual-core
  • 1.3 Mpx

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Karbonn A21 - Pros & Cons

Karbonn A21

Pros

  • Browsing is smooth and the web pages load fast
  • The camera app is user friendly
  • this smartphone will operate beautifully
  • It has good music capabilities as well
  • Connectivity is also pretty standard Android functionality
  • decent performance
  • amazing build quality
  • excellent screen
  • decent camera and
  • The display quality is very good
  • the dual SIM experience is quite intuitive for both messaging and calling

Cons

  • the phone starts to lag when he put a live wallpaper
  • You are using an outdated browser
  • There is no dedicated camera button
  • sharpness algorithm is a bit too harsh on the edges
  • The mobile s inbuilt speaker is weak
  • earphones supplied with the mobile is not upto the standard
  • The options in multi-SIM settings are quite confusing
  • The phone has an annoying WiFi issue
  • A21 too has failed to impress us with its imaging capability
  • its WiFi gets disconnected frequently as soon as the display is turned off
  • did quite a bit of social networking and little YouTube

Karbonn A21 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
4.5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1800 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
207 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.2 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

Karbonn A21 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 4.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-core
RAM memory512 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx
Autofocusyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
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Storage
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences2100 MHz
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Display
Screen size4.5 in
Resolution800 x 480 px
TechnologyLED
Pixel density207.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution1.3 Mpx
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR
Charging connectionUSB
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Battery
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh
Standby time200.0 h
Talk time5.0 h

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