Friday, 14 February 2014

Karbonn Titanium X Review

One of the most remarkable trends in the Indian mobile industry over the past few months has been the rise of smartphones sporting f... thumbnail 1 summary

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One of the most remarkable trends in the Indian mobile industry over the past few months has been the rise of smartphones sporting full-HD screens. Although such devices used to cost a lot of money in the past, a number of companies are now releasing more wallet-friendly models. The trend in the country might have been set by global brands, but Indian domestic handset makers are not far behind.
Micromax was the first Indian brand to join the full-HD bandwagon with its Canvas Turbo launched last year. Now, after a period of relative quiet, Karbonn has marked its return to the Indian market with its first smartphone with full-HD display, the Karbonn Titanium X.
Karbonn is clearly in the mood to win significant market share, and it's back with a vengeance in terms of both specifications and price. But does company's first full-HD smartphone, the Titanium X, pack enough punch to overcome more established players such as Samsung, Micromax, HTC, LG and Xolo? We take a closer look.
Look and feel
The Titanium X is a departure from the company's usual Android smartphone design, and it looks like a lot of time was spent on the design stage. The Karbonn Titanium X is definitely light at 143 grams, and sports rounded edges. It is sturdy, but it might be a little too wide for single-handed operation, and those blessed with smaller palms will find it tiring to carry the device around.

The 5.0-inch full-HD display takes up most of the space in the front with a silver lining around the edges. Like most other smartphones, the ambient light and proximity sensors are lined up on top alongside the earpiece and front-facing camera. We were amazed to see the 5-megapixel front-facing camera accompanied by an LED flash at the top. We assume that it's meant to be helpful for taking selfies. Beneath the display one can find the Home, Back and Menu capacitive buttons marked by dotes, rather than the standard Jelly Bean icons. Notably, the front has no logo branding, much like Nexus smartphones.