Karbonn on Monday announced its foray
in the mobile accessories segment with
the launch of portable power bank and
screen guards.
The power banks and screen guard/
protector accessories come from
company's newly launched Karbonn
Mobile Accessories vertical. Starting at
Rs. 999, the Karbonn power banks come
in three different battery capacity variant
- 5000mAh, 7000mAh and 10000mAh -
and will go on sale via Snapdeal from
Wednesday.
The 10000mAh Li-Po power bank from
Karbonn packs a LED torch, TF card
reader, and two standard USB ports
along with an LCD display. The 7000mA
power bank also features dual charging
ports and LED indicators. Karbonn claim
that all three power banks use an
intelligent IC for efficient load fluctuation
management.
The screen guards from Karbonn will
come under the brand "Ultra Clear".
Customised for Karbonn mobile devices,
the screen guards will be available acros
all retail stores and various e-commerce
portals.
Commenting on the launch of Karbonn
Mobile Accessories vertical, Shashin
Devsare, Executive Director of Karbonn
Mobiles said, "The increasing mobile
adoption in India has given an impetus
to the demand for mobile accessories
market which is burgeoning rapidly.
Currently, the accessories market is
dominated by grey market products
which impact the functioning and
efficiency of the device. The move
towards expanding our product portfolio
to include mobile accessories is aimed at
offering the consumer the choice of
technologically superior mobile auxiliarie
which are affordable. We are highly
optimistic about the growth of Karbonn'
accessories vertical and expect it to
touch 100 crores by the end of FY
2015-2016."
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