Karbonn A50s

[Nishant]

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Flipkart and Karbonn selling the new A50s for just $47 (Rs.2,790) - GSMArena.com news

The Karbonn A50s has some very basic specifications, including 3.5-inch, 480x320 display, MediaTek SoC with dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, 256MB of RAM, 512MB storage space with microSD card support, dual-SIM support, 2 megapixel camera on the back with flash, and VGA camera on the front.
The phone comes with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean instead of KitKat, which is rather disappointing as the latter is optimized for phones with lower specifications.

 

[mhsabir]

Ah, what a coincidence. A relative of mine (45 year old) asked me about this one a couple of hours ago. His expected usage is very basic - FB, Whatsapp & perhaps Skype. I am not keen on recommending it. But the person doesnt want to spend much. So, confused if should say go ahead or force him to look at something else..

 

[Nishant]

Android 4.2 on a device with 256MB RAM is a downer. Had it been KitKat it would have been fine. A single core SoC with 512MB RAM would have been a better specification. Facebook, Whatsapp and Skype are resource heavy apps. I would suggest looking for something with atleast 512MB RAM.

 

[mhsabir]

Yeah, I thought so too.. Need to spend time looking at some other options... something under 4k, that would not hang every time you open 1-2 apps..

 

[shreyaskini]

Micromax Bolt A058 [emoji2] probably the best phone under 4k

 

[mhsabir]

How about BQ S37....

 

[shreyaskini]

What abt after sales service?

 

[mhsabir]

That is a concern, but then when budget is low, its difficult to get a good deal.

 

[mhsabir]

Have recommended Celkon A35, because of Kitkat (with the statutory warning about performance), but now he says atleast basic/sms will be fine.. as even an ordinary phone would cost 2-3k. so lets see if he gets it & I will try & give feedback here, if he shares...
https://broadband.forum/topic/81285-celkon-campus-a35k/