Celkon’s first Windows phone, a low range device, comes to India; while ZTE’s mid range phone is named the Grand SII.
by Manik Kakra | @Manik_K on Twitter
As announced by the company a few days back, Celkon has launched its first Windows Phone device in India two days ago. The phone is named WIN400, and caters to the low-end smartphone segment.
The WIN400 (in image above) features a 4-inch (800 x 480) screen and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. Under the hood, there is a Snapdragon 200 chipset (1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Adreno 203 GPU) along with 512 MB of RAM. On the back, there is a 5 MP (AF) camera (with an LED flash), while the front has a 1.3 MP camera. The phone comes loaded 1,500 mAh battery unit and with 4 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 32 GB using a microSD card. Connectivity-wise, there’s 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, GPS, and microUSB 2.0. The phone comes in black, and is available for Rs 4,979.
ZTE also launched its new mid-range smartphone, the Grand SII (in pic on left). The device runs on Android 4.2 with Mi Flavor UI on top. It’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 chipset coupled with 2 GB of RAM. The Grand SII features a 5.5-inch (1920×1080) screen and is equipped with a 2,500 mAh battery unit. There’s 16 GB of internal storage, which is expandable. The rear sports a 13 MP camera, and the front has a 5 MP camera.
It also boasts 3G and 4G LTE connectivity options along with Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, microUSB 2.0, and FM Radio. The phone comes in only silver-black colour, and is available exclusively from Amazon at Rs 13,999.
