Micromax has launched two budget 3G-
enabled smartphones, the Bolt S300 an
Bolt D320. Both phones are available in
Black colour, and come bundled with tw
month free data plans for Vodafone
users. The Micromax Bolt S300 will be
available in the market from Tuesday at
Rs. 3,300, while the Micromax Bolt D32
will be available from mid-April onwards
- no price has been revaled for the latter
yet.
The dual-SIM Micromax Bolt S300 runs
Android 4.4.3 KitKat out-of-the-box an
features a 4-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels
display. The smartphone is powered by
1GHz single-core Spreadtrum SC7715
processor coupled with 512MB of RAM.
The Micromax Bolt S300 packs 0.3-
megapixel front and rear cameras. It
comes with 4GB of inbuilt storage, which
is further expandable via microSD card
(up to 32GB).
On the connectivity front, the smartphon
offers 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi, GPS,
Micro-USB, and Bluetooth 2.1 options.
The Bolt S300 packs a 1200mAh battery
which is rated to deliver up to 4.5 hours
of talk time, and 155 hours of standby
time.
On the other hand, the dual-SIM
Micromax Bolt D320 runs Android 4.4.2
KitKat, and sports a 4.5-inch FWVGA
(480x854) display. It is powered by a
1.2GHz dual-core processor coupled wit
512MB of RAM.
The Micromax Bolt D320 packs 3.2-
megapixel rear camera with LED flash,
and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing
camera. It comes with 4GB of inbuilt
storage, which is further expandable via
microSD card (up to 32GB). It packs a
1600 mAh battery. Further details were
not available at the time of writing.
Talking about the launch, Mr Vineet
Taneja, Chief Executive Officer, Microma
said, "India today has only 70mn 3G
subscribers, which is a mere 10 percent
of the overall subscribers. With today's
launch we are reinforcing our
commitment to democratize technology,
making 3G available at affordable price
points and urging more users to join the
mobile broadband journey." He further
added, "With one of the widest
distribution networks in the country
spanning across more than 50,000
smartphone retail outlets, we are
uniquely positioned to accelerate the 3G
ecosystem further, thus contributing to
country's vision of 600mn broadband
users by 2020. As always we have taken
time to understand the consumer need &
delivered superb value to the first time 3
user. The new range of 3G smartphones
is designed to deliver an unparalleled
experience through a combination of
faster speed, large screen, good battery
life and optimal processing power.
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