We’ve brought you news on previous occasions about Karbonn phones, especially known for being budget-friendly, and today we have news for you about the Karbonn A5 mobile touch phone. This continues Karbonn’s reputation for reasonably priced smartphones and is now available in India. Read on for more details and pricing.

The Karbonn A5 features an 800MHz processor enabling multitasking and 8.9-cm (3.5-inch) multi touch HVGA screen with resolution of 320 x 480 that you can pinch to zoom in and out. There’s external memory to 32GB and it runs on Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. It also has a 2-megapixel camera for images with a resolution of 1600 x 1200, 1420mAh battery, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, G Sensor and Proximity Sensor, and offers GPRS, WAP, MMS, EDGE, GPS and 3G support through HSDPA 7.2 Mbps.

It also features dual SIM, especially useful for giving people different contact numbers depending on whether it’s to do with personal use or work for example. This budget phone is now available at Infibeam priced at Rs 5,599 with free shipping in India and looks-wise it has the customary Karbonn styling. Other features that will appeal to buyers include music-video player, FM Radio, and pre-installed apps for a variety of uses or entertainment, including games.

We’d like to know what you think of the Karbonn A5 smartphone. If you are in India will you be purchasing this handset? What is it about Karbonn phones that appeals to you? Why not let us know by sending your comments.