Background and Identification
Karbonn Mobiles is an Indian smartphone manufacturing company founded in March 2009. Karbonn produces feature phones, smartphones, tablets, and mobile phone accessories. The Karbonn Sparkle V (also called the Karbonn Android One Sparkle V Blue) was released in September 2014.
The Karbonn Sparkle V features a 4.5-inch display with a resolution of 480 by 854 pixels. The phone was sold with an Android 4.4.4 KitKat operating system that is upgradable to 6.0 Marshmallow. The Sparkle V includes 4 GB of internal storage and 1 GB of RAM. It also features a microSDHC slot that allows users to expand the phone’s internal storage. The Sparkle V includes a five-megapixel main camera and a two-megapixel selfie camera. The phone also has embedded loudspeakers, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a MicroUSB 2.0 port. It’s powered by a 1700 mAh removable battery, meaning its battery is not attached to the inside of the phone with any kind of permanent adhesive, making repair and replacement easier than for non-removable batteries.
The Karbonn Sparkle V was released in a red body color with black front bezels. The phone includes the Android three-button navigation system with a ‘home’ button in the center of the phone’s bottom bezel (indicated with a house-shaped button), a ‘back’ button on the left side of the ‘home’ button (indicated with an arrow pointing to the left), and a ‘show-all-open-applications’ button on the right side of the ‘home’ button (indicated by two overlapping squares).
Technical Specifications
Models: H30-T00, H30-U10
Release date: September 2014
Body:
- Dimensions and Weight: 132 x 67 x 9.2 mm (5.20 x 2.64 x 0.36 in), 138 g (4.87 oz)
- SIM: Dual SIM
Display:
- Type: IPS LCD
- Size: 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~63.1% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~218 ppi density)
Platform:
- OS: Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), Android One
- Chipset: Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
- CPU: Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
- GPU: Mali-400MP2
Memory:
- Card slot: microSDHC (dedicated slot)
- Internal: 4GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera:
- Single: 5 MP, AF
- Features: LED flash
- Video: 720p
Selfie Camera:
- Single: 2 MP
Sound:
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5 mm jack: Yes
Communications:
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 4.0, A2DP
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS
- NFC: No
- Radio: FM radio
- USB: MicroUSB 2.0
Features:
- Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity
Battery:
- Type: Li-Ion 1700 mAh, removable
Miscellaneous:
- Colors: Red