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Karbonn Aura 9 review: Karbonn India entry.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2017·$90
Overall
48/100
Class rank
#50 of 74
Tier
Budget
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The verdict, up front

Karbonn's India entry.

Aura 9 was a sub-$100 India entry from Karbonn — basic 4G smartphone for first-time buyers.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2017.

TypeIPS LCD
Size5.5"
Resolution1280 x 720

02Performance

42/100

42/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2017 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetMT6737
RAM2 GB
Storage16 GB

03Camera

50/100

50/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2017 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main8 MP
Front5 MP

04Battery

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2017 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity2,700 mAh
Charging5 W

05Software

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker software results among budget phones of 2017 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Made in India $90.
  • 5.5" display.
  • 4G + VoLTE.
  • Karbonn revival entry.
What doesn't
  • MT6737 ancient.
  • 2 GB RAM.
  • 2,700 mAh small.
  • Android 7 launch.
Cross-shop it against
Honor 10 Lite
$240 · score 67/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 74-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .