Spice India has launched a new Smartphone focusing on the Hindi speaking population in the country. Named Spice Dream Uno H, it is a new edition to their Dream Uno smartphone lineup.
The Spice Dream Uno H Smartphone features a Hindi keyboard, Hindi voice input along with a Hindi version of Google apps including Android OS, Chrome browser, Google Search, YouTube and Google Maps to name a few.
The Smartphone has especially been tailored for the 300 million Hindi speaking people.
The Spice Dream Uno H is a dual SIM 3G Android Smartphone and is powered by a Quad-Core 1.3GHz processor. Running on Android Kitkat 4.4.4, Spice Mobile has promised to get the Lollipop 5.0 update soon for the phone. The device also features a 4.5-inch display and features an expandable storage capacity of 32GB. The 5 MP Auto Focus rear camera clicks sharp images while the 2 MP front camera will appeal to selfie lovers.
The device also comes equipped with a 1700mAh Li-Po battery with a claimed standby time of up to 160 hrs and a talk time of up to 1020 min (2G) and up to 620 min (3G).
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Prashant Bindal, Chief Executive Officer, Spice Mobility Ltd, said, "Keeping in line with our shared philosophy of bringing the best in technology at an affordable price, we are delighted to partner with Google to launch India's first truly Hindi phone – the Spice Dream Uno H. We firmly believe that this revolutionary phone will contribute immensely in connecting the 300 million Hindi speaking masses to the internet with its useful applications such as Google Search, YouTube and Google Maps. After successful launching the Android One with Google in September this year, this is our next step towards making smartphones more accessible to the Hindi speaking population in the country."
Caesar Sengupta, VP, Product, Google, said at the launch, "Google has been pleased to work with Spice over the last few months on Android One — a program designed to help bring high-quality, affordable Android devices to everyone. We are excited by the launch of the second Spice Android One smartphone, this time targeting Hindi users. This is another step in empowering the next billion people."
The Spice Android One Hindi also features exclusive Hindi applications like Aajtak, Sony live, Hungama, Spice Cloud, Google Translate and Google Hindi Input.
Priced at Rs. 6,499, Spice Android One Hindi will be available in major retail stores across India.