Karbonn has tied up with Broadcom, a global semiconductor company, to launch a new smartphone called the Karbonn Smart A12. Priced at Rs. 7,990, the Smart A12 runs Android 4.0 ICS and is powered by a Broadcom BCM21654G chipset that includes a 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 processor. Karbonn says the chipset includes a 2G/3G cellular radio (RF), a power management unit (PMU), and an ‘advanced connectivity suite’ including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS.
Other specifications of the Smart A12 include 4.5-inch multi-touch capacitive touch screen with 960x540p display, dual-SIM capabilities (GSM GSM), 5MP rear camera, 0.4MP front camera, 512MB of RAM, microSD slot and 1,8000 mAh battery.
The Karbonn Smart A12 comes preloaded with Messaging applications like WhatsApp, G Talk & Google Plus Messenger; Social Networking connects like Facebook & Youtube; along with a host of other apps like Kingsoft Office, Gmail, News, Weather and Saavn Music.
“With the launch of the Smart A12, we seek to establish our positioning into the emergent Android domain, and provide our users cutting-edge Android based mobility solutions. It is herein that with the partnership with Broadcom to bring in our premier 3G enabled mobility device that we seek to cater to the nascent needs of the young and aspiring consumer base of the country,”says Shashin Devsare, Executive Director, Karbonn Mobiles.
“The association which brings Broadcom’s cutting edge 3G smartphone platform for Android to the consumers, is sure to revolutionize the segment with its pertinent intermix of blazing-fast speed and cutting-edge device features.”
The Karbonn Smart A12 was recently spotted at online retail stores in February this year. Saholic lists the device at Rs. 7,499 whereas Flipkart offers at Rs. 7,990.
Karbonn Smart A12