The Carbon Mobile company has given all the details of what will be the first phone made of carbon fiber, a material made to last given its high resistance. Carbon 1 MKII It is a model designed for those customers who are looking for a device other than what was previously seen, with quite modest hardware.
The model of the German manufacturer enters fully into the mid-range, some slight details will make it be below other quite recognized brands. Betting on a MediaTek chip, the battery can be quite short, as well as its two cameras, one rear and one front.
Carbon 1 MK II, all about the new smartphone
Carbon 1 MK II has chosen a 6-inch AMOLED screen With Full HD + resolution, the panel format is 18: 9 and comes protected with Gorilla Glass 7 Victus. Both the upper and lower frame can be seen in a remarkable way, occupying a range of 18% of the front.
The chosen processor is Helio G90, a MediaTek processor that will be up to par, but will lack 5G connection, to this is added the Mali-G76 MP4 graphics chip. RAM memory goes up to 8 GB, enough for current times, while the storage is 256 GB of type UFS 2.1.
Carbon 1 MK II promises great quality from its only two sensors, the main one is 20 megapixels with artificial intelligence and many built-in modes to take advantage of it. The front camera is a 16 megapixel sensor, ideal for taking photos clearly even in low light situations.
An extremely fair battery
The phone comes with a 3.000 mAh battery, for the current times it is possible that it is quite scarce, it remains to see the performance in the day to day in normal use. The efficiency of the CPU will help you save battery life at all times, which is why it is one of the positive middle points.
Carbon 1 MK II arrives with fast charge, but they do not clarify how fast it does it, it is an important element, especially if we want to have it operational in a short time. The autonomy depends in any case on the daily use that is given to it, either with basic applications or even with games.
Connectivity and operating system
Arriving with Helio G90 lacks a 5G modemIt will provide 4G / LTE connection, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and accepts two SIM cards, although it does not have the MicroSD slot. The fingerprint reader is lateral, it is configurable once it is taken out of the box and it is quite easy to access.
The operating system chosen for Carbon 1 MK II is Android 11, it comes in its pure version, all without a default layer by the German manufacturer. It comes with several applications pre-installed from the factory, in addition to the many features that the eleventh version of Android will bring you.
Technical sheet
| CARBON 1 MKII | |
|---|---|
| SCREEN | 6.0-inch AMOLED with Full HD + resolution (2.400 x 1.080 pixels) / Format: 18: 9 / Gorilla Glass 7 Victus |
| PROCESSOR | MediaTek G90 |
| GRAPHIC CARD | Mali-G76 MP4 |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| INTERNAL STORAGE | 256 GB UFS 2.1 |
| REAR CAMERA | 20 MP main sensor |
| FRONT CAMERA | 16 MP sensor |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Android 11 |
| DRUMS | 3.000 mAh |
| CONNECTIVITY | 4G / Wi-Fi 4 / Bluetooth 5.0 / GPS / NFC |
| OTHER | Side fingerprint reader |
| DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT | 153.5 x 74 x 6.5 mm / 125 grams |
Availability and price
The manufacturer Carbon Mobile through its website confirms that the phone It will be available at the end of March for a price of 799 euros. It will arrive in a single color option, highlighting the carbon fiber with the dark hue and promises resistance to dust, reduces weight in a remarkable way, since the Carbon 1 MK II model weighs just 125 grams.
This new device will be for sale on the manufacturer's website and on other specialized sites such as Amazon, MediaMarkt, Otto, Galaxus, Conrad, Digitech and more than six other sites.