Desperately waiting for a budget touch and type smartphone? Check this out!
By Deepanshu Kumar, May 3rd, 2014
Indian smartphone maker Intex Mobiles has announced a new touch and type smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard, the Aqua Qwerty in the end of April. The phone features a 3.5" HVGA display and runs on Android 4.2.2 Jellybean. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor coupled by a 512MB RAM. Connectivity wise the handset offers 3G,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and dual-SIM capability. There is 4GB of internal memory which can be expanded via a microSD card slot. The Aqua Qwerty also has a 5MP rear and a VGA front camera.
The Intex Aqua Qwerty has been priced at Rs. 4,990.
The Business Head (Mobile), Sanjay Kumar Kalirona said on the launch “Intex has always been at the forefront in bringing innovative products to its customers. Aqua Qwerty is one such product which offers the convenience of both touch and type features for users who are Qwerty lovers but wish to explore the touch experience at the same time.We have stepped into the qwerty keypad smartphone segment after a lot of market research, and we believe that the Aqua Qwerty will be a vehicle of smartphone adoption in the highly untapped segment of women smartphone users in India,also meeting the needs of professionals who want to send error-free texts, without stressing too much on switching the keypad between signs, symbols, numbers and alphabets”
The Intex Aqua Qwerty has been priced at Rs. 4,990.
The Business Head (Mobile), Sanjay Kumar Kalirona said on the launch “Intex has always been at the forefront in bringing innovative products to its customers. Aqua Qwerty is one such product which offers the convenience of both touch and type features for users who are Qwerty lovers but wish to explore the touch experience at the same time.We have stepped into the qwerty keypad smartphone segment after a lot of market research, and we believe that the Aqua Qwerty will be a vehicle of smartphone adoption in the highly untapped segment of women smartphone users in India,also meeting the needs of professionals who want to send error-free texts, without stressing too much on switching the keypad between signs, symbols, numbers and alphabets”