Review: Karbonn Agnee L tablet
New Delhi, Oct 18: Karbonn, with the unveiling of Agnee, has added one more tablet to its existing portfolio of four.Karbonn Agnee L tablet is made in India and is based on a Qualcomm reference
New Delhi, Oct 18: Karbonn, with the unveiling of Agnee, has added one more tablet to its existing portfolio of four.
Karbonn Agnee L tablet is made in India and is based on a Qualcomm reference design, has a heavily modified user interface, and has educational content. It will be available in the market by the end of October.
Here is our first impression.
Design
There is not much to talk about in terms of design. It is a 12 mm slim and light weight device, and has a metal surrounding to it. It has the usual ports like MicroUSB, Mini HDMI, MicroSD card and SIM slot.
There is an also a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera for web conferencing. The tablet has a 7 inch 800 x 480 pixel screen, which is standard among Indian tablet brands, and is just fine for a tablet in this price bracket.
The device comes with Android 4.0 operating system, with a new user interface layer, which Karbonn claims is designed for first time users and has a really simple design.
The UI design is indeed simple and shows a lot of information like the Gallery weather etc. on the home screen itself. There is also another home page which shows 20 most frequently called numbers that can be redialed by a simple click. There is another home screen which can be used to set tasks, and it can also be used to set calls, SMSs and notes etc. for a set time, which is very easy to configure. There is also an FM app in the tablet which is a first for a tablet in India. The interface is very similar to that found on feature phones. It even supports recording.
To access the custom UI people need to click a home button. The tablet in fact has two home buttons, one for the stock Android and the other for the custom UI.
All in all, a good effort at simplifying the experience for first time users.
Karbonn Agnee L tablet is made in India and is based on a Qualcomm reference design, has a heavily modified user interface, and has educational content. It will be available in the market by the end of October.
Here is our first impression.
Design
There is not much to talk about in terms of design. It is a 12 mm slim and light weight device, and has a metal surrounding to it. It has the usual ports like MicroUSB, Mini HDMI, MicroSD card and SIM slot.
There is an also a 1.3 megapixel front facing camera for web conferencing. The tablet has a 7 inch 800 x 480 pixel screen, which is standard among Indian tablet brands, and is just fine for a tablet in this price bracket.
The device comes with Android 4.0 operating system, with a new user interface layer, which Karbonn claims is designed for first time users and has a really simple design.
The UI design is indeed simple and shows a lot of information like the Gallery weather etc. on the home screen itself. There is also another home page which shows 20 most frequently called numbers that can be redialed by a simple click. There is another home screen which can be used to set tasks, and it can also be used to set calls, SMSs and notes etc. for a set time, which is very easy to configure. There is also an FM app in the tablet which is a first for a tablet in India. The interface is very similar to that found on feature phones. It even supports recording.
To access the custom UI people need to click a home button. The tablet in fact has two home buttons, one for the stock Android and the other for the custom UI.
All in all, a good effort at simplifying the experience for first time users.