After teasing the smartphone for a few days, Intex has launched Aqua Qwerty, the company’s first touch and type smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support.
With the new launch, the company targets professionals and women smartphone users who are looking for an affordable smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard.
Commenting on the launch Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Business Head- Mobile, Intex said
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.
Intex Aqua Qwerty specifications
- 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
- 1.2 GHz dual-core processor
- Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
- Dual SIM
- 5MP rear camera with LED flash
- 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
- 512MB RAM,4GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
- 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
- 1500mAh battery
The Intex Aqua Qwerty comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 4,990.