Price: $180
Ratings: 3.5/5
First impressions
When you first see the phone, you are
convinced that it is certainly one of the better looking smartphone's from
Karbonn. The attractively designed box has a very clear aim, emphasize on its
core strength i.e. the Snapdragon processor. What impressed me more was
Karbonn had done something, which most brands should have done long ago. The
phone came with a scratch guard applied to the phone and there is an extra
scratch guard in the box too. The back cover snaps off easily, but one of the
drawbacks we found was that the buttons are attached to the back panel. When
the back panel is removed, it exposes the volume and lock keys, which makes it
prone to damage that could be caused due to dust and water.
When
you first see the phone, you are convinced that it is certainly one of the
better looking smartphone's from Karbonn.
Review
SIM Cards slotted in, Micro SD card fixed
and we were all set to test the phone. Starting with the basics, the calling
function works like a charm and the sound quality was perfect on both ends. The
5 megapixel camera offers great performance in both daytime and during the
night (thanks to the LED flash). Since this budget phone is equipped with a 1.2
GHz Snapdragon processor, we did not experience lag while we played games or
ran several apps together. Connectivity over Bluetooh, Wi-Fi, etc is flawless
too. The battery life of the phone is not too good. When accessing the web over
Wi-Fi along with a gaming sessions, the battery drained swiftly. The phone's
touchscreen gave us a hard time when we connected it to the charger. The audio
quality (during music) is average.
We ran a few benchmark tests with the phone
and the results were excellent. Upon screen test, we did not find any dead
pixels, which is good. While testing its hardware performance, the results were
good for an Android budget phone. What was rather surprising was that it offers
performance slightly lower than the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and higher than the LG
Optimus 2X.
Verdict
In the recent past we have reviewed several
budget phones, and the Karbonn A9+ is certainly better than the other ones.
Apart from the poor battery life, every other feature of the product lives up
to its expectations. This is absolute value for money for those who are looking
for a phone under the budget of $180. It works fine, has an Android 4.0 - Ice
Cream Sandwich operating system, a 5 megapixel camera, dual SIM capability,
what more do you want?
Specifications
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4 inch touchscreen
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4 GB internal memory
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1.2 Snapdragon processor, 512 MB RAM
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5 Primary Megapixel Camera and 1.3 Megapixel
Secondary Camera
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Android 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich Operating
System
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