Datawind introduces its first smartphones in India

Remember the Aakash-tablet maker Datawind, well they have decided to launch smartphones in the country. The company has today introduced two Android phones as a part of their PocketSurfer range in India.

The Datawind PocketSurfer 5 and 3G5 run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and are powered by dual-core and single-core processors respectively. You can check out the full specifications later.

“Intended to again create benchmarks in the smart phone category, DataWind’s new products break the affordability barriers of smartphones and bandwidth constraints of cellular networks to deliver calling facility and internet access to anybody who can afford a simple mobile phone,” said Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, Datawind in a press note.

Prices: Datawind PocketSurfer 5 – INR 4,999, Datawind PocketSurfer 3G5 – INR 6,499

     Datawind PocketSurfer 5 key specifications

• Networks: GSM EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz)
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM Radio
• Dual-SIM support
• Android 4.0
• 1GHz Cortex A9 processor
• Cameras: VGA Front/ 2MP Rear
• 5-inch WVGA display
• MicroSD card slot, MicroUSB port
• Dimensions: 144×79.6×10.6 (mm)

     Datawind PocketSurfer 3G5 key specifications

• Networks: WCDMA (850/2100 MHz), GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz)
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM Radio
• Dual-SIM support
• Android 4.0
• 1.2GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor
• Cameras: VGA front/ 5MP rear
• 5-inch WVGA display
• MicroSD card slot, MicroUSB port