New Delhi: Finnish smartphone maker Jolla has announced its entry in the Indian smartphone market with its Sailfish OS phone at Rs 16,499.
The new Jolla smartphone with its button-less design, Sailfish OS gesture-based user experience, and Android application compatibility will be available in India exclusively on Snapdeal.com.
Jolla has a 4.5-inch display and an 8 megapixel camera. It is powered by a dual-core processor and has 16GB of onboard storage.
Jolla is Android apps compatible, which means that users will be able to run their Android applications in addition Sailfish apps on their Jolla phone.
Another highlight of Jolla's homonymous phone is 'The Other Half' backpanel. Each backpanel gives the phone and the also its UI a different colour and design. Colours, fonts, tones, profiles, functionalities all can be controlled by switching the back panels. Jolla's 'The Other Half; is currently available in Keira Black, Aloe and Poppy Red viariants.
"India is the rising smartphone market of the world and we look forward to welcoming many new Jolla fans across the country," said Sami Pienimaki, co-founder of Jolla, in a statement.
Jolla is a Finnish startup, formed by former Nokia employees and using technology ditched by the handset maker. The startup, Jolla Ltd, will use MeeGo software, created by Nokia and Intel in 2010-2011, for its products.
Jolla specifications
Display: 4.5" IPS qHD display 5-point multi-touch with Gorilla 2 Glass
Camera: 8 megapixel AF camera with LED flash; 2 megapixel front-facing camera
Memory: 16GB storage, 1GB RAM, MicroSD slot
Talk time & battery: 9 / 10 hours (GSM / 3G approx.); User-replaceable battery
Operating system: Sailfish OS
Connectivity: GSM/3G/4G LTE
Dimensions
Height: 131 mm
Width: 68 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm
Weight: 141 g
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