Soon after launching the Konnect Power smartphone in the Indian market, Home-grown mobile phone manufacturer Swipe Technologies on Tuesday expanded its budget smartphone portfolio with the launch of an entry-level smartphone, called the “Swipe Elite VR” in the Indian smartphone market. Priced at Rs. 4,499, the new Swipe Elite VR will be made available for purchase in India starting from today exclusively via e-commerce website ShopClues.com in Black, White, Gold and Red colour options. The economical price of this smartphone might suggest a device with weak performance, but the Swipe Elite VR is designed to offer an exceptional entertainment, photography, battery life, and productivity experience in its price range. The company claims that the Swipe Elite VR is the most affordable smartphone to support Virtual Reality. Interestingly, the smartphone also comes bundled with a virtual reality headset.
As part of an introductory offer, ShopClues is giving best buying offers on the purchase of Swipe Elite VR smartphone. The ShopClues offers on the smartphone include 10% instant discount on Kotak Credit Cards and Standard Chartered bank Debit & Credit Cards, 15% SuperCash via Mobikwik payment, and extra Rs. 20 off using ShopClues coupon code – “PREPAID20”. In addition, there is also an offer from MakeMyTrip travel website, where Swipe Elite VR buyers will get Gift Vouchers worth Rs. 3,000.
Commenting on the launch, Shripal Gandhi, Founder & CEO of Swipe Technologies said, “It was Swipe who introduced Indian’s first 3D Tablet in 2012. Five years later, today we are introducing India’s first affordable virtual reality and a new interface for users to consume content. All it takes today is Swipe ELITE VR bundled with VR lens and bingo! With the help of Swipe ELITE VR and the accompanying VR lens, consumers will get enthralled with its immersive experience, be it watching cricket, movies or playing gaming.”
Swipe Elite VR Specifications and Features:
As far as specifications are concerned, the Swipe Elite VR sports a 5.5-inch HD IPS display with a screen resolution of 1280 pixels by 720 pixels. Under the hood, the device is powered by a 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6737 quad-core processor coupled with Mali-T720 image processing unit (GPU) to handle the graphics. In terms of memory, the smartphone is backed up by a 2GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory storage, which can be further expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. Talking about its software front, the Swipe Elite VR runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system out-of-the-box with Indus OS running on top.
In terms of photography, the Swipe Elite VR comes equipped with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with an LED flash module. On the front, the phone houses a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter for capturing selfies and making video calls.
On the connectivity front, the dual-SIM Swipe Elite VR supports various connectivity options including 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM Radio, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a microUSB port for charging and data transfer. Sensors on the device include an Accelerometer sensor, Proximity sensor and Ambient Light sensor. On the battery front, the smartphone comes loaded with a decent 3,000mAh battery. The Swipe Elite VR also comes pre-loaded with SwiftKey keyboard by Microsoft that enables communication in 10 regional languages, and over 180 international languages.
SwiftKey India Country Head, Sarabjeet Singh said: “VR is an emerging market in India and we are happy to partner with two big brands namely Swipe and ShopClues. SwiftKey Keyboard integration on Swipe ELITE VR will enable consumers to express and enjoy interaction in their native language.”
Earlier in the month of May, Swipe Technologies launched an enhanced memory variant of its ELITE Star smartphone with 16GB native storage at a price tag of Rs. 3,999. As a reminder, the Swipe ELITE Star was first launched in December last year only with 8GB internal storage. Technically speaking, Swipe ELITE Star sports a 4-inch WVGA display with a screen resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The device is powered by a 1.5GHZ quad-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. Talking about its software front, the Swipe ELITE Star runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based Indus OS (home-grown Android-based operating system maker). In terms of optics, the Swipe ELITE Star features a 5-megapixel primary camera on the rear with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies. The Swipe ELITE Star is fuelled by a 2000mAh battery with rapid-charge technology support.
