iBall Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus With Octa-Core SoC Launched at Rs. 11,499

While the iBall Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus smartphone has been available at Rs. 11,262 via the e-commerce websites last month, the company on Wednesday officially launched the smartphone in India at Rs. 11,499.

The Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus, as mentioned before, is a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) smartphone which runs the recent Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box. It comes with a 5-inch (720x1280 pixels) HD OGS display and offers a pixel density of 289ppi. The company touts that the Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus features glass finish at the rear panel.

The smartphone is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core MediaTek processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. The iBall Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB). It sports a 13-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash, while there is a secondary 5-megapixel front-facing camera also onboard. The rear camera features scene detection, face recognition, panorama mode, geo-tagging, smile shot, and face beauty options.

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On the connectivity front, the Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus offers 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth options. The smartphone packs a 2250mAh battery with no word on talk time and standby time. The official listing claims that the iBall Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus packs a proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and magnetic sensor. The handset is available in Black colour variant only.

"Inspired by the exclusive needs of consumers, iBall Cobalt Solus is the prodigy of our constant endeavor to understand the consumer prerequisites. It's the perfect embodiment of Style and Performance packed in with 8 unique features to build a loftier smart phone experience," stated Sandeep Parasrampuria, Director of iBall during the launch.