Want a quad-core, dual-SIM, high-res, Jelly Bean smartphone for under $300? Try India

2. Necromancer posted on 27 Feb 2013, 23:56 4 0

o.O Respect for China! BUT!! (there's always one..everywhere..) The mediatek MTK6589 quad core chipset which packs a powerVR SGX544 barely makes it for gaming on a 720p display (ala Micromax A116 Canvas HD). Agreed, it can power the 1080p display of the UMI's X2 but then forget gaming on a 1080p display. It managed ~40fps on a 720p display. Good luck running 3D games on a 1080p display!
UMI should have used a 720p display instead.
Oh well, if you're not into gaming then this should be one hell of a phone..(if it works i.e)

3. ChafedBanana posted on 27 Feb 2013, 23:57 0 7

1.2ghz? Lol

4. Nikolas.Oliver posted on 28 Feb 2013, 00:15 0 2

Galaxy nexus with capacitive button

5. rusticguy posted on 28 Feb 2013, 00:29 0 0

Indian market is getting many phones in 14k (INR) range ... all redits to Micromax which really sets the Price in market for such phones . But this one beats even Micromax ... now tell me which company can compete against these with their not yet launched "Affordable" phones

This will definitely give tough time to Micromax as MMX phones . Another one com ing up could be ZOPO Mobiles as site looks imilar :)

7. mobile_guru posted on 28 Feb 2013, 01:26 3 0

I wonder why there is both capacitive button and also onscreen buttons in 3rd pic :D

8. techspace posted on 28 Feb 2013, 01:48 1 0

as an indian, i look for products that are reliable, zte and huawei's smartphones offer good value for money, but i don't think that they are reliable, micromax is doing a better job, and their phones are as cheap as these phones, but we can expect better customer service.
but its always good to have more devices to choose from, i would like to see these devices in india

9. tusshharish posted on 28 Feb 2013, 01:54 9 2

proud to be an indian......

10. RohanM posted on 28 Feb 2013, 02:33 0 0

well here in india micromax has already filled up the market along with top dog sammy..
so this Umi has a little chance....

11. BattleBrat posted on 28 Feb 2013, 03:10 5 0

Glad to see my Asian brothers get some love, I can't imagine how horribly expensive some of our US flagships are over there, and I think everyone should be able to get their hands on a good phone.

12. shuaibhere posted on 28 Feb 2013, 03:44 2 1

Will go for canvas hd instead...
It has good customer support...
Even better than htc in india...

15. nbringer posted on 28 Feb 2013, 07:23 0 0

Well you can also remain in Europe and try this at ~330$ from Romania:

http://www.allview.ro/produse/telefoane/lista-telefoane/p5-quad/descriere/

andsome videos (in Romanian)

http://www.allview.ro/produse/telefoane/lista-telefoane/p5-quad/descriere/review-uri-p5-quad/

16. InspectorGadget80 posted on 28 Feb 2013, 08:07 1 1

Not a bad deal. when I visit India hopefully I can buy a international phone their with QUAD core or buy one for a friend

17. thunderising posted on 28 Feb 2013, 10:44 0 0

Why is everybody talking about gaming? How many of you play beyond Temple Run 2 and Angry Birds Star Wars? Or even Rope Escape?

Stop finding faults in a product with such a cheap price tag. Instead of being in awe, you people will criticize criticize criticize

18. ibap posted on 28 Feb 2013, 11:20 0 0

Gee, do you think that perhaps the US prices for phones offered to us are based on something other than what it costs to build them? Greed? Cachet? Ego? What they can get away with?

20. prannoytambe posted on 28 Feb 2013, 22:40 0 0

Thx for the post Phonearena!

21. GeekMovement posted on 01 Mar 2013, 00:59 1 0

Another Galaxy S III imitation.