Karbonn announced the Karbonn Rebel and Rebel Pro in India today. The bigger sibling of the two is priced at Rs 12,499 in the country, with the first sale set to go live on November 4 on Amazon. Karbonn Rebel Pro will compete with the Motorola G06 Power in the sub-Rs 12,000 price range and the Vivo T5e’s offer pricing, among a host of other phones. If you plan to buy a smartphone in the sub-Rs 12,000 price bracket, here is a comparison of the newly launched Karbonn Rebel Pro with the Vivo T5e and Motorola G06 Power.
Display: Karbonn Rebel Pro packs a 6.7-inch HD+ screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 720nits of brightness. Moto’s G06 Power gets a 6.88-inch HD+ LCD display with up to 120Hz refresh rate and 600nits of brightness. Lastly, the T5e packs a 6.74-inch HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 570nits of brightness.
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Performance and software: Under the hood, the Rebel Pro gets an octa-core MediaTek Helio G81 processor. Karbonn is promising two OS upgrades and an Android 16-based clean OS experience on the phone. The G06 Power packs a Helio G81 Extreme processor but runs on Android 15. Vivo T5e packs a 12nm Unisoc T7225 chipset and runs on OriginOS 6 based on Android 16.
Battery: Karbonn’s latest offering gets a 6,000mAh battery with support for 20W wired charging (1,000mAh less than the Karbonn Rebel). Moto’s G06 Power gets a larger 7,000mAh cell with 18W wired charging. T5e packs a 5,500mAh cell with 15W wired charging support. In all, Motorola takes the lead in battery and charging.
Cameras: Karbonn Rebel Pro gets a 64MP main and a 16MP selfie shooter. In comparison, the G06 Power houses a 50MP primary and an 8MP front camera and the T5e sports an 8MP rear and a 5MP front camera.
Karbonn Rebel Pro (6GB + 128GB) is priced at Rs 12,499. Moto G06 Power is available for Rs 11,999 (4GB + 64GB), and the Vivo T5e costs Rs 13,999 (4GB + 64GB). Of the three 4G phones, the Karbonn Rebel Pro offers higher storage + RAM and better camera hardware and Motorola offers an advantage in the battery department.