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Summary

Karbonn S1 Titanium
Nirmal Raj@svvnirmal
May 07, 2013 12:22 PM, 3259 Views
Worthy Qualcomm Quadcore for 10k

I found no lag while multitasking and playing hd games such as dead trigger, nfs shift, nfs most wanted, nova 3, etc. Camera quality is decent. 1gb ram is enough for gaming and jelly bean OS makes it buttery smooth to handle volume rocker key is placed is located at the right side of the phone, while the Power/Screen lock key and the 3.5mm headset jack sit at the top. I feel that the Power key should have been placed on the side instead of the top, as it’s a little cumbersome to reach.


The order in which the capacitive controls are placed is a little awkward.


Display


The S1 Titanium comes with a 4.5-inch qHD IPS screen that has a resolution of 540x960 pixels and pixel density of 240ppi, which is decent, and graphics and text appear sharp. The viewing angles looked good. However, it’s really difficult to read or take pictures in sunlight, as the screen is extremely reflective. Videos and pictures looked good but colors appeared to be a little saturated. The phone doesn’t offer FM Radio, which is a little strange considering most budget Android phones come with it.


I was not able to play full-HD clips, but the phone supported formats like .AVI, natively. The speaker on the phone delivers average quality sound at high volume levels, but there’s some muffle when the phone lies on its back, as the speaker grill is located on the back. The headphones that come with the phone offer average quality sound output.


Call quality was good. The phone comes with a 1600mAh battery, and based on our experience, it will just about last you a full day with medium to heavy usage, including 1-1.5 hours of phone calls, two e-mail accounts with push notifications, screen at maximum brightness, playing some music and video clips, Twitter notifications and WhatsApp chats. It’s also worth pointing out that we had turned off Wi-Fi and auto-brightness, and the phone was hooked to a 3G network. Altering these settings might help in running the phone for a longer duration, depending on your usage pattern.


Price: Rs. 10, 990


Pros


Decent performance


Excellent value for money


Cons


Plasticky back which is a smudge magnet


Placement of Power button


No FM radio

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