Symphony has launched an Android One based smartphone in Bangladesh, the Roar A50. It is available for pre-order in the country for BDT 8,700.
After India, Bangladesh is the second country that has launched an Android One based smartphone. Before Symphony, Karbon Sparkle V, Micromax Canvas A1, and Spice Dream UNO have gone for sale with stock firmware of Android.
These smartphones carry the same specifications and almost the same price tag. The Roar A50 features a 4.5-inch IPS FWVGA (854 X 480 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core processor. It is further coupled with 1GB of RAM and ARM Mali 400 MP2 GPU.
The Symphony Roar A50 runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS and supports Dual SIM (WCDMA+GSM) with dual standby. It has 8GB internal storage and further expandable with up to 32 GB MicroSD card. The handset houses a 5-megapixel rear camera and sports a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video calling and selfies.
Fueled by a 1780 mAh Li-ion battery, once fully charged, Roar A50 can provide up to 11.6 hours (2G) / 7.7 hours (3G) talk-time or 398 Hours standby time. The connectivity options include FM Radio, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, micro-USB, Mobile hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, 3G, and 3.5mm audio jack. It measures 132 X 66 X 9.1 mm.
Symphony will soon release Xplorer E50 in the homeland. It comes with Dual-SIM (WCDMA+GSM), 3.5-inch TN HVGA touchscreen, 1 GHz Dual Core processor, Mali-400 GPU, 512 MB RAM / 4 GB ROM, and Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS.
