Coolpad announced back in July that it will launch the a new smartphone with a fingerprint sensor in India soon. Today it has sent an invite for the launch of a new device on October 9th. It clear hints at the fingerprint sensor on the smartphone. It has partnered with Amazon.in to sell the new smartphone, which will be called the Note 3 in India.
Coolpad Note 3 specifications
- 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
- 1.3GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor with Mali-T720 MP2 GPU
- 2GB / 3GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
- Dual SIM
- Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Cool UI 6.0
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 5P lens
- 5MP front-facing camera, 1.4 micron pixels
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 151×77×9.3mm; Weight: 155g
- 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 3000mAh battery
The company already said that it might upgrade RAM of the smartphone to 3GB from 2GB, so we can expect the 3GB RAM version to launch in India. As for the pricing, the company already confirmed that it will price the smartphone under Rs. 10,000. We should know the exact pricing at the launch.
[Update 2: The event has been postponed to October 9th, Friday.]
[Update: The Indian version will run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) compared to Android KitKat in the Chinese version.]