Hunting for a mid-range Android phone and you are not sure what to buy or what to look for, then take my advice: the Titanium Mach Two from Karbonn Mobiles can be a nice pick. It is a high-quality Android handset with an excellent 5-inch screen and decent battery life. It comes in an attractive sleek and light body and has a good mix of hardware and software. The device is available in an elegant deep blue colour and is available at leading e-commerce portals and brick and mortar stores at a price of Rs 10,490, with a protective silicon case free.
Karbonn Mobiles is currently the No. 3 smartphone brand in the country with an annual sales turnover that is expected to cross R8,000 crore in FY 2014-15. Mach Two is the latest addition to its Mach portfolio. Talking about the screen and design of the Mach Two, then it certainly gets off on the right foot. The aesthetically designed device weighs a mere 112 gram (company officials claim that Mach Two is amongst the lightest smartphones in the world) encased in a resilient front and back Corning Gorilla Glass 3 which makes the phone virtually scratch proof and sturdy.
Mach Two has a sleek body with a width of 6.3 mm and it is comfortable to hold in the hand. It is equipped with an impressively powerful 1.4 GHz octa-core processor for fast and lag free multitasking and gaming. Its resolution looks sharp to our eyes on a 5-inch screen, there’s plenty of contrast and colour saturation and the colour accuracy is fairly reasonable so movies, photos and games all look fantastic.
The attractively designed device is a delight for photography enthusiasts, equipped with a 8 megapixel auto-focus front and rear camera with BSI image sensor which captures rich life-like photos with vibrant colours and sharp detailing in any lighting condition. In my test-run, photos were superior to those taken on the earlier Mach phones, providing clean, sharp and detailed outdoor snap, but just don’t expect amazing results in tricky conditions or low light. For flawless selfies and video calling, Mach Two offers varied features including Face Beauty Mode (to beautify photos), Face Detection and Smile shot to make clicking selfies a pure delight.
Switched on, Mach Two offers an immersive and visually rich smartphone experience with a 12.5 cm (5-inch) high definition screen with IPS display which translates into consistent colours from all viewing angles. Ensuring ease of use the device offers a range of gesture-enabled features such as Swipe & Shake for music player which allows users to shift to the next song by simply swiping their hand across the screen or shaking their mobile device. Mach Two is also equipped with Smart Eye feature which tracks eye movement to automatically pause videos when the user looks away from the screen. For easy accessibility, Mach Two offers Lock Screen notification feature which enables users to view all updates on the lock screen of the device for efficient and faster smartphone navigation.
Mach Two is powered by Android operating system 4.4 KitKat, upgradable to Android Lollipop. Making the decision to install a clean version of Android 5 Lollipop is, as always, a welcome move. The phone boasts of a robust hardware including 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal storage expandable up to 32 GB. The device supports dual SIMs and comes pre-embedded with multiple utility, shopping and entertainment based apps. It offers 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity and is equipped with 3.5 G (HSPA) for fast web browsing.
In all, Mach Two is a top-quality mid-range smartphone with a superb display and decent battery life.
SPECIFICATIONS
Display: 12.7 cm (5-inch) HD IPS screen
Processor: 1.4 GHz Octa Core processor
Operating system: Android 4.4, KitKat
Camera: 8 MP camera for both front & back
Memory & storage: 1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM
SIM type: Dual SIM
Battery: 1900 mAh battery
Estimated street price: Rs10,490
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