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Riding high on the success in tablets
segment, DataWind joins Indian the smartphone market with a new
PocketSurfer5 range of devices. The PocketSurfer 5x, priced at Rs.
3,499, runs Linux OS.
DataWind has
forayed into the Indian smartphone market with the launch of
PocketSurfer5, a new range of low-cost smartphones. All the three
DataWind smartphones support dual-SIM, and are priced between Rs. 3,499
and Rs. 6,499.
The PocketSurfer 5x runs Linux OS and is
powered by a Cortex A8 1GHz (cores unspecified) processor. It has a
5-inch TFT display and front VGA camera. For connectivity, the
smartphone supports EDGE, Bluetooth and microUSB.
The second smartphone is the
PocketSurfer 5C+, which runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, and is
powered by a Cortex A9 1GHz (cores unspecified) processor. The
smartphone also has a 5-inch TFT display. It has 2MP rear camera, VGA
front camera and supports microSD. In terms of connectivity, the
smartphone supports EDGE, Bluetooth, and microUSB. It is priced at Rs.
4,999.
The Pocketsurfer 3G5 runs Android 4.2 OS
and is powered by a Cortex A7 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It has 5-inch
TFT display, 5MP rear camera and front VGA camera. In terms of
connectivity, the smartphone supports 3G, EDGE, Bluetooth, and microUSB.
It is priced at Rs. 6,499.
“On the 10th Anniversary of
DataWind’sPocketSurfer - the fastest internet device operating through a
GSM SIM beating all other internet devises at that time in speed, we’re
very excited to introduce these amazing new devices at unbelievably low
prices. Intended to again create benchmarks in the smart phone
category, DataWind’s new products break the affordability barriers of
smartphones and bandwidth constraints of cellular networks to deliver
calling facility and internet access to anybody who can afford a simple
mobile phone. Currently simple phones in the market cost as much as the
smart phone on offer by DataWind,” says Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of
DataWind.
“Our primary focus is to bridge the
digital divide and deliver an affordable means of accessing the
internet. We want to be form-factor agnostic. Globally the massive
shift from feature phones to smartphones is being driven by the appetite
to get on the internet. We want to be the enabler.”
You can find out more about PocketSurfer 5 range at www.pocketsurfer.com.
DataWind, the company which spearheaded
the Aakash tablet project in India, has already launched a range of
low-cost tablets in India. The company recently launched three new UbiSlate tablets - UbiSlate 7Cx, UbiSlate 3G7 and UbiSlate 9Ci.
According to Cyber Media Research’s India Quarterly Tablet Market report for Q2 2013, DataWind was the second top brand in the tablet market with a share of 12.3 percent. In the Quarter 1 2013 report, DataWind was rated as the top tablet vendor.
Will DataWind be able to repeat its success
in the smartphones category – which is already flooded with a range of
low-cost smartphones? Let us know your views in the comments section .
Also check out below the specifications of the new DataWind smartphones
