Kobian, the well-known manufacturer of computer peripherals and tablets, has launched a 6-inch phablet under its Mercury brand. The new smartphone, named Mercury Glitz, has been priced at Rs. 7,799 and will go on sale from July 15 in India.
The Mercury Glitz is a dual-SIM (WCDMA+GSM) phone that runs on out-dated Android 4.2 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box, but Kobian promises an upgrade to Android 4.4 KitKat soon.
The Mercury Glitz sports a 6-inch IPS display with a qHD (540×960 pixel) resolution and Capacitive 5 Point Touch Panel.
The Mercury Glitz smartphone is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core MediaTek MT8312 Cortex A7 processor and coupled with 1GB of RAM.
The smartphone sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with an LED flash and includes a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.
The Mercury Glitz comes with 8GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via a microSD card up to 32GB.
The large-screen phablet packs a 2000mAh battery, with no rating of durability.
It comes with 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/ g/ n, 3.5mm ear-jack and GPS connectivity options.
It features a built-in G-Sensor for 360-degree gravity sensing.
The Mercury Glitz smartphone comes in a Black color variant only.
The smartphone weighs 240 grams, dimension is 172.00 x 88.60 x 8.20mm.
Sushmita Das, Vice President Business, India at Kobian Pte Ltd, said, “Keeping in the global and South Asian trends, Mercury is presenting Glitz to the smartphone buyers across India. Glitz is featured with dual-core, 1GB DDR3 RAM, and 8GB internal storage at an unbeatable price of Rs 7,799.”
The main features and specifications of Kobian Mercury Glitz :
- Display: 6.00-inch
- Resolution : 540×1980 pixels
- Processor: 1.3GHz
- Front Camera : 0.3-megapixel
- Rear Camera: 5-megapixel
- RAM: 1GB
- ROM: 8GB
- Operating System: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
- Battery : 2000mAh
