Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus

Overview

Good Display, Superb Camera and Powerful Configuration

By Sukhleen

Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus is a mid range product. The smartphone is an example of a superb blend of features with an affordable price tag. It comes with good display, superb camera and powerful configuration all at the same time.

Display and Dimensions

Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus features a 5 inches IPS display with16M colors that provide a resolution of 540x960 pixels. It recognizes even the slightest touch. The phone comes with the dimensions of 138 mm of height, 70.5 mm of width and 7.9 mm of thickness. It weighs 104.5 grams.

User Interface and Comfort to Use

Under the hood, the phone holds a powerful configuration. It comes with a 1.3 GHz Quad-Core processor and 1 GB of RAM. On the storage part, it has inbuilt storage of 4 GB which can be expanded up to 32 GB with a microSD slot. The phone operates on the latest Android 4.2.2 KitKat Operating System.

Telephony and Messaging

Titanium S5 supports 2G and 3G networks. It features voice dialing, contact history, voice memo and unlimited phone book capacity. Overall quality of the phone is fine. For messaging, the phone avails SMS, MMS, Push Mail, Email, IM and T9 dictionary. Support of social networking services makes the phone more useful.

Gallery, Photo Viewer and Video Player

There are lot of features to ease in viewing or editing photos and playing videos. The phone  has the image viewer, image editor and video player already installed.

Music Player and FM Radio

Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus avails a preloaded music player that supports almost all the popular formats. Presence of 3.5 mm audio jack ensures universal acceptance of inputs. The overall quality of speakers is good.

Camera and Image Quality

The smartphone supports 8 MP rear view camera that provide a resolution of 3264x2448 pixels. It has other camera features like auto focus, LED flash, touch focus, Geo Tagging, face detection, zoom, multi shot, smile detection, HD video recording etc. The phone also avails a 0.3MP front camera.

Connectivity Options and Battery Backup

The device comes with connectivity options for Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth, Handsfree, 3G and USB. All this at a good data speed. This means maximum work can be done with just a click. It also supports GPS and A-GPS to help in navigation. The phone has a battery of 1800mAh that provides a stand-by time of 96 hours and talk-time of 4 hours.

Other Utility Tools

It supports voice search, voice dialing, touch and swipe gestures, anti theft features, currency convertor, CLID with photo etc. It also has basic features like clock, calculator, stop watch, speed dialing, voice recorder, alarm clock etc.

Shades and Price

S5 Plus comes at a price range of Rs 8,790 – Rs 9,384 ( approximately ). It is available in two shades of Deep Blue and Pearl White.

Value for Money

The smartphone is truly a value for money. It has a number of features at a very reasonable price. Also the reviews of customers are good that means Karbonn has not compromised with the quality of its products.

Verdict

Although Karbonn is not a company much people prefer. But it has managed to retain its position by providing such products to the customers. If we ignore the not so good battery backup, the smartphone is best to buy.