Aug 14, 2014: Idea Cellular has come with two new smartphones dubbed Ultra+ and Fab that are priced at Rs 8,300 and Rs 4,999 respectively. Detailing on the technical specifications, the Idea Ultra+ arrives fitted with a 5 inch display carrying a FWVGA screen resolution of 480×854 pixels. Fueled by Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system, the handset employs a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor paired with 1 GB of RAM. The firm has claimed that the device can be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat soon.
On the imaging front, the Idea phone packs an average 8 MP primary snapper that is teamed up with a VGA front-facer for video conferencing. Also, the device comes bundled with 4 GB of internal storage space of which only 2 GB if user accessible. However, this can be expanded externally by another 32 GB with the help of a micro SD card. The Idea Ultra+ draws its power from a 2,000 mAh battery that enables the device to last for moderate hours of usage.
The relatively low cost Idea Fab smartphone houses a smaller 4 inch display that packs a resolution of 480×800 pixels. The handset uses a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor supplemented by 512 MB of RAM and runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS. While the storage department is identical as in the Ultra+, the Idea Fab features a 3.2 MP primary snapper with LED flash and lacks a front-facing camera. Despite launching these two smartphones with affordable price tags, Idea Cellular provides freebies such as 1.6 GB of free 3G data and 3 months subscription for Idea TV for the existing users at Rs 259 and for the new users at Rs 261.
Apart from Idea Cellular,Hyderabadbased Celkon has come up with the Celkon Millennium Dazzle Q44 smartphone in tie-up with Airtel. The device features a 4 inch IPS OGS display that carries a screen resolution of 800×480 pixels. The device is based on Android 4.4 KitKat OS and it includes a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor under its hood supplemented with 1 GB of RAM. Furthermore, there is a 5 MP primary snapper with LED flash teamed up with a 2 MP front-facing shooter.
Storage wise, there is an enhanced 8 GB of default storage space in the Celkon phone with support for expandable storage support up to 32 GB. Other goodies onboard the Celkon Millennium Dazzle Q44 are 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and a 1,500 mAh battery.
