14 DAY TRIAL // Indian OEM Spice Mobility has just announced its new lineup of XLife smartphones powered by Android operating system. The new lineup contains four devices, but more might be added if these prove to be popular among consumers.
Today, we're going to report on XLife 431q, a very cheap Android smartphone that offers pretty decent specs considering the price.
Speaking of which, according to a new report, Spice XLife 431q comes with 2 additional rear covers and a flip cover. It can be bought for just Rs 3,999 outright, which is about $63 or €56.
Spec-wise, Spice XLife 431q is far from being impressive, but at least it offers decent features to those who want to purchase their first smartphone.
The XLife 431q ships with Android 4.4 KitKat operating system right out of the box, which is no wonder considering the low price of the smartphone.
On the inside, the smartphone packs a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, probably provided by MediaTek, only 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory.
A cheap smartphone for the masses
As expected, Spice XLife 431q comes with microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB) and offers dual-SIM support.
It's also worth mentioning the smartphone sports a small 4-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports 480 x 800 pixels resolution.
There's also a 5-megapixel camera on the back with dual-LED flash, autofocus and video recording, which in the front there's a secondary 1.3-megapixel camera for video calls and selfies.
The phone is powered by a 1,750 mAh battery and packs multiple connectivity features, including 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS with AGPS.
“After extensive market research, we observed a product gap and significant market opportunity in the sub Rs 5,000 segment of smartphones offering both technology and design.
“A large number of Indian consumers still use feature phones, hence there is huge upgrade potential towards smartphones and we are targeting first time users in Tier II and III cities.
“We are delighted to launch our new X Life series of smartphones in Rajasthan, which is one of the largest feature phone markets in India,” said Amandeep Singh, CEO, Spice Mobiles.