Wileyfox, a smartphone brand based in the UK introduced Swift 2 and Swift 2 Plus, its latest budget smartphones in the new Swift series running on the Cyanogen OS 13 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) last week. These have a 5-inch 720p screen with 2.5d Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, are powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 SoC, pack a 8-megapixel front camera, have a Aviation-grade aluminium metal back and come with hybrid dual SIM support along with 4G LTE connectivity.
These also have a fingerprint sensor on the back, have a USB Type-C port and pack a 2700mAh battery with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.
Wileyfox Swift 2
- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with 2.5d Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
- Cyanogen OS 13.1 based on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
- Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano / microSD)
- 13MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash, PDAF, Samsung 3L8 sensor,
1080p video recording - 8MP front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 143.7×71.9×8.6mm; Weight: 158g
- Fingerprint sensor
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB Type-C
- 2700mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Wileyfox Swift 2 Plus
- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with 2.5d Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor with Adreno 505 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
- Cyanogen OS 13.1 based on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
- Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano / microSD)
- 16MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash, Samsung 3L8 ISOCELL sensor, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, 1080p video recording
- 8MP front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 143.7×71.9×8.6mm; Weight: 155g
- Fingerprint sensor
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB Type-C
- 2700mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
The Wileyfox Swift 2 and Swift 2 Plus come in Gold, Midnight and Rose colors and are priced at £159 (US$ 197 / Rs. 13,140 approx.) and £189 (US$ 234 / Rs. 15,620 approx.), respectively.