Karbonn Unveils K9 Viraat Handset At Rs 4,799

Karbonn Mobiles has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of its newest handset — K9 Viraat. Priced at Rs 4,799, the device is available on Snapdeal and across all leading retail stores. The smartphone is available in Champagne and Black colour options.

In terms of specifications, Karbonn K9 Viraat smartphone runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow and has a 5.5-inch HD IPS display of 720×1280 pixel resolution. The handset features a 5MP rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2MP front-facing shooter. It is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. Internal storage stands at 8GB and can be expanded up to 64GB using microSD cards.

On the connectivity front, Karbonn Viraat K9 offers 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. It packs a non-removable 2,800mAh battery which is claimed to offer 8 hours of talk-time and up to 350 hours of standby time, according to the company.

Last month, Karbonn launched two new smartphones – Fashion Eye and Fashion Eye 2.0, priced at Rs 5,490 and Rs 6,490 respectively.

Karbonn partnered with Staqu, an Artificial Intelligence research company, to introduce AI-enabled fashion search functionality in the above two smartphones. The devices have largely identical specs, including a 5-inch HD display of 720×1280 pixel resolution and a 2,000mAh battery. They are powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor and run Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. They have an 8MP rear camera with LED flash and a 2MP front-facing shooter.