Karbonn Mobiles Which as been lying low for quite some time has launched four feature phones KX3, KX25, KX26 and KX27. They are priced between Rs 700 to Rs 1000. The company said in a statement that the devices will be available in the market shortly.
The Karbonn KX3 model comes with 4.5cm Display, 800 mAh battery, Boom Box Speaker, Wireless FM Radio with Recorder, Power Saving Mode and Video-Music player. KX25 packs 1800 mAh battery along with a 6.1 cm display. It has features like FM Radio with recording, LED Torch, Digital camera and dual SIM card slots.
KX26, on the other hand, has a 6.1 cm display, 1450 mAh battery, digital camera, Video-Music player, and Boom Box Speaker. The costliest feature phone, KX27 comes with a 6.1cm display, 1750 mAh battery, digital camera, Bluetooth, Video-Music Player, Wireless FM Radio with Recorder and Power Saving Mode.
Pardeep Jain, MD Karbonn Mobiles said, “The KX series of feature-rich phones is aligned with our brand’s commitment to offer innovative technologies at reasonable price points. We believe customer satisfaction is what matters at the end of the day.”
Karbonn KX27 also comes with an in-built Messaging feature called Ztalk. The company claims that it has been curated for the Indian audience and works like WhatsApp, in which you send text, voice messages, pictures, emoticons and business cards. KX27 users can communicate with Android and IOS users as well if they have installed the same App of their smartphone.
At a time when all most all the brands on focusing on launching smartphones this move by Karbonn it seems to be a bit off. Also, the company has not launched a decent performing smartphone for a long time.