Coolpad, a Chinese smartphone maker,
on Thursday launched two smartphones
in India under its Dazen brand. Dubbed
as Dazen 1 (seen above) and Dazen X7,
the Android 4.4 KitKat-based
smartphones support 4G LTE networks
and dual-SIM connectivity. While the
Dazen 1 is priced at Rs. 6,999, the Daze
X7 is priced at Rs. 17,999. The handsets
will be available starting June 9
exclusively via Snapdeal, an exclusive
online retail partnership that the
smartphone maker announced last week
Registrations for the Dazen 1 will begin
from Thursday on the e-commerce
website.
Both smartphones support LTE bands in
India (TDD-LTE 2300MHz Band 40, FDD
LTE 1800MHz Band 3). The Coolpad
Dazen 1 features 5-inch IPS HD
(720x1280 pixels) resolution and is
powered by a 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor,
coupled with 2GB of RAM. The
smartphone houses 8GB of inbuilt
storage, which is expandable via a
microSD card (up to 32GB).
On the camera front, the Coolpad Dazen
1 equips 8-megapixel f/2.2 autofocus
rear camera with LED flash and a 5-
megapixel front facing camera for video
chats. The device features standard
connectivity options including Wi-Fi, 3G,
FM radio, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0 and Micro-
USB connectivity. The smartphone is
backed by a Li-ion 2500mAh battery,
which is rated to deliver up to 3 hours of
talk time and up to 200 hours of standb
time. It measures 141x71.5x9.3mm, but
the company has not yet specified the
weight of the smartphone.
The Coolpad Dazen X7 (seen above)
features a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080x1920
pixels) resolution display and is powere
by an octa-core 1.7GHz MediaTek
MT6595 processor, coupled with 2GB of
RAM. The handset includes 16GB if inbui
storage, which is expandable via a
microSD card (up to 32GB).
The smartphone houses a 13-megapixel
f/1.8 autofocus rear camera with LED
flash and an 8-megapixel font-facing
camera. On the connectivity front, the
Coolpad Dazen X7 features dual-band
Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0 and FM
radio. The smartphone comes backed by
a 2700mAh battery, rated to deliver up t
8 hours of talk time and 150 hours of
standby time. The device measures
146x74x6.5mm and weighs 141 grams.
"India has always been a very exciting
market and is also the fastest growing
online smartphone market in the world
and that is why we wanted India to be
among the first markets where we would
launch our new innovations. We are
committed to consumers here and we
bring the range of Dazen phones with
ground-breaking technology built for
India. Dazen will rely on Coolpad's scale
of producing more than 60 million
smartphones and more than six
thousand technology patents, as well as
outstanding internet technology solution
of 360, to become the leading internet
company in the world," said Li Wang,
President and Global CEO, Dazen during
the launch.
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