KARBONN A21: Value for money

The display quality of 4.5 inch screen (960 x 540 pixels resolution) is crisp and the touch is pretty smooth and responsive. The camera quality is superb, the flash light is also good. The build quality is decent and the overall user interface is good and almost same as any high-end phone. There is fast internet over Wi-Fi and it even plays high definition games without any lag.

However, the processor although “Dual-Core” is very sluggish. You install a live wallpaper and the phone starts to lag. Moreover, phone charging is fast but discharge even faster. I feel that its 512 MB RAM is pretty less for a R10k phone. Battery was another issue. In my test-run, the phone’s battery lasted for around eight hours. But if you start watching movies, the battery will get completely discharged in about three hours.

Overall, a good phone when it comes to features and quality.

SPECS

4.5-inch qHD multi-touch capacitive touchscreen

1.2 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS

5 MP auto focus camera

Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n service

32 GB expandable memory

Dual SIM support

Front facing 1.3 MP camera

1800 mAh battery