The black pearls
To make high-end phones more affordable,
Colors Mobile has recently delivered two variants of its
Pearl Black devices, the K1 and K2, both of which boast impressive specs. Encased in classy matte black bodies to complement their beautiful ‘One Glass System’ screens, the Pearl Black phones certainly look the part, but can the same be said about their performances?
Measuring just 6.85mm thick, the K1 sports a 4.8 inch AMOLED screen that packs in screen resolution of 1280x720 pixels, which equates to an impressive 306 pixels per inch (PPI). The K2, on the other hand, is slightly bulkier at 7.70mm. However, the extra thickness is forgivable, given the stunning full HD (1920x1080 pixels), five inch IPS screen, which equates to a Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z1-matching 441ppi screen.
Both the K1 and K2 are equipped with the same 1.5 Ghz Quadcore processor and ship with 2GB of RAM, which again compares favourably with hot-in-the-market devices like the Galaxy S4 and the Xperia Z1. The beautiful screens, the fast processors, and the 2GB RAMs combine to make devices capable of delivering graphics and memory-intensive videos, games, music, multi-tasking, applications, etc with ease, all of which look amazing, especially on the K2.
Flagship phone camera resolution is currently expected at the eight mega pixels (mp) mark and the K1 follows that to a ‘T.’ Equipped with a 5mp front camera and a 8mp back camera with flash, the K1 is capable of taking decent pictures and is also capable of recording high-definition videos. The K2, in contrast, although fitted with the same 5mp front camera, boasts a 13mp back camera (same as the S4), which allows for vivid and detailed pictures and full HD video recordings. Both the Pearl Black phones are also stocked with industry-norm features and functions like light, proximity, and G sensors, Gyroscopes, E-compasses, Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi, and backed up by satisfactory batteries.
The comparatively low storage, with the K1 limited to 16GB and the K2 limited to 32GB, is a major let down and the option to expand storage via MicroSD slots would have been nice. Still the Pearl Blacks are excellent devices and priced at Rs 30,000 and Rs 38,000 respectively, they are very gentle on your wallet.
Yantrick’s verdict: if you are looking for smartphones that look and act the part at half the price of their competitors, then Colors Mobile’s Pearl Black series is the way to go.