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Dual-SIM Android smartphones at Affordable Prices

Owning a smartphone today is no longer a luxury as companies like Spice, Micromax, etc. brought the Android OS down to affordable levels. One feature that many people still look for in a phone is Dual-SIM capability since this allows them to use more than one number without needing to carry around two phones. Dual-SIM started off as a highlight for the cheap 'Chinese' feature phones but since it gathered mass appeal, OEMs have started incorporating it in smartphones as well. Here's a look at some of the good Dual-SIM Android handsets in the market, that are worth a look


Karbonn A7 - Rs. 7,400













As a brand, Karbonn doesn’t really inspire confidence in many but the A7 is actually a surprisingly good phone for the price. The build and finish of the handset does not feel cheap in any way and you actually won’t hesitate to show it off. The phone comes with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread so it’s pretty smooth. The display quality is lacking a bit but it fares very well in the rest of the areas. This is a Dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) handset with 3G support. Karbonn does make up for the lack of performance with really good battery life.

  • 3.5-inch LCD display with a 320 x 480 pixel resolution
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi (Hot spot), DLNA
  • Bluetooth with A2DP, USB 2.0
  • GPS with A-GPS support
  • 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash
    Stereo FM Radio
  • 512MB memory, expandable via microSD
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Micromax Superfone Canvas A100 - Rs. 10,000








This is Micromax's latest offering in its Android portfolio and it's already flying off the shelves by the dozen. Why the craze? Well, how about the fact that for just Rs. 10,000, you get an Android 4.0 device with a massive 5-inch screen! Measuring about 11.9mm in depth, it's pretty slim and at 168g, quite light as well. The phone is still powered by a single-core CPU, as asking for a dual-core would have been a bit much, at least as of today. The phone also packs in a 5MP rear facing camera and a front facing VGA camera. The A100 is powered by a 1GHz CPU so that should keep the OS chugging along nicely. While it looks great on paper, our fear is that the low resolution screen might be a bit of a deal breaker but we'll know soon enough once we put it through its paces in our labs. If you can find it in stores, it's definitely worth checking out.
  • 5-inch LCD display with a 480 x 854 pixel resolution
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi (Hot spot), DLNA
  • Bluetooth with A2DP, USB 2.0
  • GPS with A-GPS support
  • 5 megapixel with LED flash, 0.3 megapixel front camera
  • Stereo FM Radio
  • 2GB memory, expandable via microSD, 512MB RAM
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Spice Mi-350n - Rs. 7,800










The Mi-350n has been with us for more than six months now and continues to offer good value for money under the 10K price bracket. This Dual-SIM handset is built well and looks pretty presentable as well. With a decently large screen size to boot, watching videos and surfing the Internet is not a bad experience. Micromax also bundles along a wide selection of apps for productivity and play. It also manages to deliver a very good battery life thanks to the chunky battery.
  • 3.5-inch LCD display with a 320 x 480 pixel resolution
  • 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi (Hot spot), DLNA
  • Bluetooth with A2DP, USB 2.1
  • GPS with A-GPS support
  • 3.2 megapixel auto-focus rear camera, 0.3 megapixel front camera
  • Stereo FM Radio
  • 170MB memory, expandable via microSD

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