Indian smartphone manufacturer Karbonn has entered the Virtual Reality market by launching the Quattro L52 and Titanium Mach Six smartphones in India. Karbonn also launched the VR Glasses which will be available with these newly launched smartphones.
The Karbonn VR Glasses are made of ABS plastic fibre and are suitable for gamers, entertainment buffs, educationists, fashionistas, archaeologists. etc. The VR Glasses are said to provide a theatre-like experience as they come with bi-convex lenses which can augment a video to provide theatre-like experience to the user. This is similar to Google’s Cardboard, Samsung’s Gear VR and HTC’s Vive.
“Virtual reality is the next big growth area in consumer technology. As per a recent report, the global Virtual Reality market is expected to touch an estimated $120bn by 2020. While the technology offers huge growth potential in India with the burgeoning Smartphone market, affordability would be key to encourage mass adoption.” said Mr. Shashin Devsare, Executive Director, Karbonn Mobiles.
“Karbonn’s VR glasses available with Karbonn Quattro L52 and Mach Six are an effort to address this challenge by bringing VR technology to consumers across economic spectrum at disruptive price-points in the under 10K bracket. We are optimistic about the consumer response and are confident that Karbonn’s range of VR Smartphones will be a key cog in bringing the benefits of VR technology to the masses.” Mr. Devsare further added.
Karbonn Quattro L52 4G LTE specifications:
- CPU: 1.3 GHz quad-core processor
- RAM: 2 GB
- Operating System: Android 5.1 Lollipop
- Display: 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display
- Rear Camera: 8 MP with flash
- Front Camera: 5 MP
- Internal Storage: 16 GB
- External Storage: Expandable up to 32 GB via microSD card
- Battery: 2250 mAh
Karbonn Titanium Mach Six specifications:
- CPU: 1.3 GHz quad-core processor
- RAM: 2 GB
- Operating System: Android 5.1 Lollipop
- Display: 6-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display
- Internal Storage: 16 GB
- Battery: 3300 mAh
You can use the VR Glasses to watch movies, music videos and other video clips on the Quattro L52 and Titanium Mach Six. Both these smartphones come with pre-embedded library of games and video content. The pre-embedded VR app also lets users make their own VR videos.
The Karbonn Quattro L52 is priced at Rs. 8790, whereas the Titanium Mach Six comes with a price tag of Rs. 7490.
