Swipe launches lightweight Konnect 5.0 smartphone at Rs 8,999

Swipe brings its new series of smartphone - Konnect 5.0 Fablet. The mid-range smartphone introduces at the price of Rs 8,999 aiming customers looking for affordable devices. The dual-SIM device runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, which is upgradable to the latest Android 4.4 KitKat. It has 5-inch qHD IPS display with One Glass Solution (OGS) technology. It packs 1.3 GHz quad-core processor clubbed with 1GB of RAM.

The smartphone comes with 8 MP rear camera with LED flash and OV (OmniVision) sensor which significantly improves the camera's resolution and picture quality. The 3.2 MP front facing camera is equipped with the phone for video calls. It boats 8 GB internal memory that can be expanded up to 32 GB via microSD card. It gets power from a 1950 mAh battery and, additionally company is providing free flip cover, screen guard and premium business navigator worth Rs 1499.

With several tablets and fablets, company is already there in the market, though haven't achieved much success, but hoping to create a name in the marketplace with a new series of fablets. The company is going to rollout 10 innovative offerings in the smartphone Fablet space within a quarter.