While the biggest mobile phone markets, China and the US, did not favor growth in 2017, India's graph maintained an upward trend. This has welcomed more brands to focus on India. Chinese players have been quite active this year already and now we can add one more to the list.
After Honor launched Honor 9 Lite and Xiaomi launched Redmi Note 5 series in India in order to fill the premium budget smartphone space, fellow-rival Comio confirmed that it'll soon join the competition with its own smartphone featuring a dual camera and FullView display. The information comes from CEO and Director of Comio, Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, who did not reveal further specifics related to the upcoming smartphone, The Mobile Indian reported.
According to Kalirona, the upcoming smartphone will disrupt the smartphone space as it will be priced at less than Rs 10,000. This can be a game-changer as most phones with such features retail at around Rs 12,000-Rs 15,000 range.
In the meantime, Comio launched two budget smartphones in India on Thursday. Comio S1 Lite and C2 Lite are the latest smartphones to join the company's budget offerings. These phones are targeted towards tier 2 and tier 3 cities, where budget constraints while shopping for smartphones are quite common.
Comio S1 Lite and C2 Lite fit the bill as they're priced effectively at Rs 7,499 and Rs 5,999, respectively. The company also partnered with Reliance Jio to offer Rs 2,200 cashback in the form of Rs 44 Rs 50 vouchers to be availed one at a time against recharges of Rs 198 or Rs 299.
For the price, these phones offer some interesting set of features. Let's start with the Comio C2 Lite.
Display: 5-inch HD IPS display with M Wall glass protection
Rear camera: 8MP sensor with 4P lens, f/2.2 aperture, LED flash
Front camera: 5MP sensor with 3P lens, f/2.2 aperture, LED flash
CPU: 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MTK6737 processor
RAM: 1.5GB
Storage: 16GB, expandable up to 128GB
Battery: 3,900mAh
Software: Android 7.0 Nougat-based Comio UI
Colors: Metallic Grey, Royal Black, and Sunrise Gold
Add-ons: 4G VoLTE, dual SIM, 3.5mm headphone jack, FM, BT, WiFi, microUSB
As for the Comio S1 Lite, here's everything you need to know:
Display: 5-inch HD IPS display with M Wall glass protection
Rear camera: 13MP sensor with 5P lens, f/2.0 aperture, dual LED flash
Fornt camera: 8MP sensor with 4P lens, f/2.2 aperture, LED flash
CPU: 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MTK6737 processor
RAM: 2GB
Storage: 32GB, expandable up to 128GB
Battery: 3,050mAh
Software: Android 7.0 Nougat-based Comio UI
Colors: Ocean Blue, Royal Black, and Sunrise Gold
Add-ons: 4G VoLTE, dual SIM, 3.5mm headphone jack, FM, BT, WiFi, microUSB
Both phones have additional built-in apps like Freezer Application to avoid RAM constraints, Venus Browser and anti-theft feature. But none of them have a fingerprint scanner, which is surprising, considering other rivals in the same price range offer the standard biometric sensor in the phones.
