Look and feel
The Karbonn Quattro L50 HD has a fairly bold style, and is available in three colours. Our review unit was the grey version, which has a black front with a copperish trim running around it. It’s probably meant to look like rose gold ( arguably this year’s most-copied iPhone attribute) and it does seem like it under some kinds of light. You’ll also see big icons for the capacitive Android navigation buttons below the screen. Up top there’s a front camera and a tiny status LED that you’ll only see when it’s active.
The same trim runs around the rear camera bump, protecting the lens from scratches. Sadly, it started to wear off within just a few days of using the phone. An embossed Karbonn logo is centred below the flash, and the phone’s main speaker is towards the bottom. The power button is on the right, the volume rocker is on the left, and both the Micro-USB port and the 3.5mm audio socket are on top. The bottom is blank other than a tiny mic hole.