While there have been many company’s breaking the price barriers of Android smartphones and venturing into the sub-Rs. 2000 range, Celkon has just unveiled the Celkon Campus Nova A352E.
Celkon has announced the launch of the Celkon Campus Nova A352E, which is the company’s ultra-affordable entry level smartphone. The device has a small 3.5 inch display. The smartphone is powered by a 1 GHz single core processor with a mere 256 MB of RAM and just 512 MB of internal storage. The phone has a 2 MP rear facing auto focus camera with LED flash.
Celkon has also partnered with Opera Software to have the Opera Mini browser pre-installed in the Celkon Campus Nova A352E. The company is striving hard to drive the growth of data consumption in India and pre-installing the browser is a means to achieve it apparently. The handset is priced at Rs. 2000.
Speaking about the Celkon Campus Nova A352E, Murali Retineni, Executive Director, Celkon, said, “The cost of the smartphones and data charges is the top inhibition for first-time users in India. By providing the combination of Campus Nova and Opera Mini we are lowering the barriers for more Indians to start using the web from their mobile phones. We hope that this will be not just be a mutually beneficial partnership between Celkon and Opera but will also result in enhanced experience for our customer base.”
Celkon Campus Nova A352E specs:
- 3.5 inch display
- 480 x 320 pixels resolution
- 1.0 GHz single core processor
- 256 MB RAM
- 512 MB internal memory
- 2 MP primary camera
- Google Android v4.4 KitKat
- 1300 mAh battery
