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Phicomm Energy 653 is a LTE Smartphone priced at Rs 4,999

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 07:45:05 +0000

The Chinese Smartphone maker, Phicomm has launched their second phone for the Indian market and this one, the Energy 653 is a 4G Smartphone aggressively priced at sub-5K segment. The specs of the Smartphone reads this. A 5-inch display with a 720p resolution, the Phicomm Energy 653 is powered by 1.1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage and houses a microSD card slot that can accommodate up to 64GB. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Expect 5.0 UI The Phicomm Energy 653 supports both 1800MHz (Band 3) and 2300MHz (Band 40) LTE bands used by telcos to provide 4G services in India. On the camera department, the budget 4G device comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with a f/2.4 aperture lens and backside illumination sensor. It can shoot video at 720p. A 2-megapixel front camera is capable of HD video recording. The dual-SIM Energy 653 is equipped with a 2300mAh battery. On the connectivity front, the Phicomm Energy 653, apart from 4G, offers 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth options. It measures 8mm and will be available in white and black colors. The Energy 653 goes on sale on Amazon India from August 11.

Phicomm Energy 653 Specifications

5-inch IPS display
720p resolution
1.1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor
1GB RAM
8GB internal storage, expandable via microSD card
Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Expect 5.0 UI
8MP rear camera (f/2.4 aperture lens) , 2MP front camera
2300mAh battery
Dual-SIM
supports both 1800MHz (Band 3) and 2300MHz (Band 40) LTE bands
8mm thickness

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Phicomm, yet another Chinese SmartPhone maker arrives in India, launches Passion 660

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:12:25 +0000

India is a fertile market for Chinese Smartphone makers and the latest entrant to test the exploding market is Phicomm from the land of dragons. Today they launched the Passion 660 in India at Rs 10,999 and it will be available exclusively on Amazon India from Tuesday onwards. Here is a quick run down on the specs and features. Phicomm Passion 660 is a dual-SIM 4G device featuring a 5-inch IPS display with a 1080p resolution with a 441 pixel density and complete with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. While the 64-bit Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU matches up with to the rivals, the Android 4.4.4 KitKat sounds a bit outdated with Lollipop the desert of the season. Phicomm’s own Expect 5.0 UI overlays the Android. There is a 16GB on-board storage and the second SIM slot can add up as microSD card slot when not in use as SIM slot. It can accommodate additional card up to 64GB. On the camera sheet, we have a 13-megapixel rear camera with a Sony IMX214 sensor and f/2.0 aperture and on the front we have a 5-megapixel shooter with BSI sensor. A 2,300mAh battery finds place.

Phicomm Passion 660 Specs and Features

5-inch IPS display
1920 x 1080 pixel resolution
441 ppi
Android kitkat, Expect 5.0 OS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Chipset
64-bit Octa-core processor
2GB RAM
16GB ROM, expandable up to 64GB
Dual-SIM (Second SIM slot can be used as micro-SIM slot)
4G / LTE support
13MP rear camera, Sony IMX214 sensor and f/2.0 aperture
5MP front camera with BSI Sensor
2300mAh battery

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