NEW DELHI: Tablet maker DATAWIND has entered into the smartphone market with its PocketSurfer series of devices.
The entry-level device is the PocketSurfer 5X, which is priced at Rs.3, 499 and features a 5" touch-screen and offers dual-SIM capability.
The second in the range is PocketSurfer5 and is priced at Rs 4,999. PocketSurfer5 offers the best of features on an Android Jelly Bean platform offering connectivity to internet through Wi-Fi and EDGE networks. This model also sports a 5 inch capacitive touch screen.
The third and the final model in the range is the PocketSurfer3G5 priced at Rs 6,499. This model sports the highest specs within the PocketSurfer5 range offering users the ability to enjoy 3G mobile broadband high speed internet, HD Quality Video and mobile gaming experience.
Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of Datawind said, "We're very excited to introduce these amazing new devices at unbelievably low prices."
"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," he added.
All the three devices incorporate DataWind's own web delivery platform that compresses and accelerates web content by factors of 10x to 30x and allows the new PocketSurfer devices deliver the fastest and richest mobile web experience, that they originally became famous for.
The company claims that web pages are delivered in 3 to 5 seconds at a fraction of the costn even on traditional GPRS/EDGE 2.5G mobile networks.
Datawind's PocketSurfer5 range can be purchased or explored on http://www.pocketsurfer.com
Datawind enters smartphone market with three affordable devices
The entry-level device is the PocketSurfer 5X, which is priced at Rs.3, 499 and features a 5" touch-screen and offers dual-SIM capability.
The second in the range is PocketSurfer5 and is priced at Rs 4,999. PocketSurfer5 offers the best of features on an Android Jelly Bean platform offering connectivity to internet through Wi-Fi and EDGE networks. This model also sports a 5 inch capacitive touch screen.
The third and the final model in the range is the PocketSurfer3G5 priced at Rs 6,499. This model sports the highest specs within the PocketSurfer5 range offering users the ability to enjoy 3G mobile broadband high speed internet, HD Quality Video and mobile gaming experience.
Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of Datawind said, "We're very excited to introduce these amazing new devices at unbelievably low prices."
"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," he added.
All the three devices incorporate DataWind's own web delivery platform that compresses and accelerates web content by factors of 10x to 30x and allows the new PocketSurfer devices deliver the fastest and richest mobile web experience, that they originally became famous for.
The company claims that web pages are delivered in 3 to 5 seconds at a fraction of the costn even on traditional GPRS/EDGE 2.5G mobile networks.
Datawind's PocketSurfer5 range can be purchased or explored on http://www.pocketsurfer.com
Datawind enters smartphone market with three affordable devices
