At the MWC Shanghai, Intex has officially launched the company’s first smartphone – Intex iRist at a price tag of Rs. 11,999. It comes in Black, Orange & Pink colours and will go on sale early August. It will be available exclusively on eBay.in and comes with Bluetooth Stereo headset in the box. It has in-built 3G SIM support and support to make or receive calls & SMS.
Commenting on the launch, Keshav Bansal, Director, Intex Technologies said:
“We are stepping into a new era of innovation with the launch of the IRist. Today through this platform we have established our brand as a global dimensional entity that believes in bringing the best in class technology through its products. With the announcement of this new wearable by Intex, we are introducing a different category of products to our audience. We aim at taking home the advanced technology by our brand in order to familiarize the masses with the feature rich products which add convenience to their lives. We have always believed in improving the quality of life of people by empowering them with latest technological products at affordable price.”
On the specifications front, it features 1.56-inch OLED display with a resolution of 240 x 240 pixels and it is protected by Sapphire glass. It is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor which is paired with 512MB of RAM. It runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat with Google Play Store and has 4GB in-built memory out of which only 1.3GB available for user and the in-built memory can be expanded further by using microSD card.
On the imaging front, it features 5-megapixel camera on the right side and supports 720 pixels video-recording.
It has connectivity features like 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4.0, GPS/ A-GPS.
It packs 600mAh battery which offers up to 240 minutes talk time and up to 200h standby time.
It is dust & water resistant and comes with pedometer.
Intex says that it is the first Indian company to launch an Android-powered smartwatch, as said in a press release.
