HOW TO ROOT THE KARBONN A111

Indian Android Smartphones manufacturer, Karbonn Mobiles, has lately announced its budget-friendly Android device labeled as Karbonn A111. The device sports a large 5″ inch screen and is equipped with a 1.2GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM. With these specs, you should be fine with running some normal games but the resource-intensive games, such as from Gameloft, won’t work as smooth as they’d on any high-end smartphone. Recently a root method has been discovered for the device so you can access root-level files and make customizations on your device. In this guide, we’ll show you how you can root your Karbonn A111 smartphone and unlock the true potential of your device!

I. Before You Begin:

1. This will void the warranty of your device. However, you can reinstate the warranty by unrooting your device if there’s any unrooting procedure available.

2. This works on Windows based PCs only.

3. You should have appropriate drivers installed on your PC.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. SRSRoot (Download link’s given at the bottom of the first post)

III. Rooting the Karbonn A111:

1. Download and place the SRSRoot file onto your Desktop.

2. Turn ON the USB debugging function on your device by heading to Menu>>Settings>>Developer options>>USB debugging.

3. Enable the Unknown sources option as well from Menu>>Settings>>Security>>Unknown sources.

4. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.

5. Double-click on the SRSRoot executable file and it’ll launch.

6. Click on Root Device (Permanent) button in the tool as shown below:

Click on Root Device (Permanent)

7. It’ll start rooting your device.

8. Once your device’s rooted, reboot it.

9. And you’re all done!

Congrats! Your Karbonn A111 has been successfully rooted and you can now run root-only apps on your device!

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here and here.

Karbonn Launches Android 4.0 A21 And A9+ Smartphones Starting At Rs 9000

Adding to the large number of low-cost Android phones being unleashed upon us, Karbonn now has two more handsets under its Smart Duple Series. The A21 and the A9+ have been available at online stores for almost a month now; this official release by the company means you can buy them offline too.
The dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) 3G Karbon A21 is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and runs Android 4.0 (ICS). Sporting a 4.5" capacitive touchscreen with 480x800 pixels, the handset offers 3G Support in SIM 1 and 2G for SIM2. It works with quad-band GSM (900, 1800, 1900, 2100 MHz) frequencies. The phone comes with 4 GB of internal memory, a 32 GB microSD card slot, 1.3 mp front camera, and 5.0 mp main camera with autofocus and LED Flash. Its 1800 mAh battery claims a talk time of 5 hours and about 8 days of standby time. Other features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB support. Available in Pearl White, the phone is priced at Rs 12,000. You can get it for less online: It costs Rs 10,500 at Snapdeal.com and Rs 10,800 at Flipkart.com.

The Karbonn A9+ is also powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs ICS. Sporting a 3.8" WVGA capacitive touch screen with 480x800 pixels, this phone also works with quad-band GSM (900, 1800, 1900, 2100 MHz) frequencies. The phone comes with 4 GB internal memory, 32 GB microSD card slot, 1.3 mp front camera, and 5.0 mp main camera with autofocus and LED Flash. Its 1420 mAh battery comes with claimed talk time of 4 hours and about 8 days of standby time. Other features include orientation sensor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB support. Available in Pearl White the phone is priced at Rs 10,000, and is available on Flipkart.com for one grand lesser.

Karbonn's product page is full of contradictions, and repeated attempts to in touch with the concerned authorities haven't yielded results. So if you do plan to buy either of these handsets, double check on the specs before going for any purchases.