Intex Aqua Freedom With 5-Inch Display Launched at Rs. 5,790

Intex has introduced a new smartphone - the Aqua Freedom - priced at Rs. 5,790. The smartphone has been listed on the company's India site with pricing, and will be available in Black and White colour variants. While the company hasn't officially announced the launch of the Intex Aqua Freedom smartphone, we can expect to go on sale in India soon.

The dual-SIM Aqua Freedom runs Android 5.1 Lollipop, and features a 5-inch (720x1280 pixel) IPS display with a pixel density of 198ppi. The new Intex smartphone is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6580 SoC, coupled with 1GB of RAM.

Sporting a 5-megapixel rear autofocus camera, the Aqua Freedom also sports a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It bears 8GB of built-in storage that is expandable via microSD card (32GB). Connectivity options include 3G (HSPA+), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB 2.0, GPS/ A-GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Measuring 144.4x72.5x8.65mm, the Aqua Freedom is backed by a 3000mAh battery that is rated to deliver up to 300 hours of standby time, and 12 hours of talk-time. It bears an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and proximity sensor.

Last week, Intex unveiled its new Aqua Craze smartphone in India at Rs. 6,190. Additionally, the Aqua Lite was launched by the company with a listing on its site at a price of Rs. 3,199. No availability details of the latter were mentioned however.

Intex last week also unveiled its new FitRist fitness band priced at Rs. 999. The FitRist fitness tracker band was the second wearable from Intex while the first was the iRist smartwatch. At this price point, the Intex FitRist would compete against the popular Xiaomi Mi Band and Micromax's Yu YuFit - both of which - are priced at Rs. 999.