You have to be a particularly big fan of iBall to buy the Andi 5U Platino smartphone, even if it does cost just Rs 4990. The handset market in India has just welcomed two new entrants boasting of better specifications, on most fronts. And their names are not as much of a mouthful to say as iBall Andi 5U Platino. We’re talking about the Lenovo A2010 and the Yu Yunique.
The last mentioned dual SIM phone carries the best features from among the three, and still maintains a price tag of just Rs 4999. It has a 4.7-inch 720 x 1280p display, a 2MP webcam, 1GB RAM, a 64-bit quad core Snapdragon chip, Android Lollipop and 4G connectivity, as compared to the 5-inch 540 x 960p screen, 0.3MP front camera, 512MB RAM, quad core ARM Cortex-A7 processor, KitKat OS and 3G support of the iBall Andi 5U Platino.
The Andi 5U Platino fares a bit better on some counts when pitted against the Lenovo A2010 though. The latter features a 4.5-inch 480 x 854p panel, a 5MP main camera, a 2MP webcam, a 64-bit quad-core MediaTek MT6735M chipset, Android Lollipop 5.1, 4G connectivity, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, 32GB microSD card support and dual SIM slots.
iBall Andi 5U Platino specs at a glance:
– Android v4.4 KitKat OS
– 5-inch 540 x 960 pixels touchscreen
– 1.2GHz quad core ARM Cortex A7 processor
– 512MB RAM, 8GB ROM, 32GB memory expandability
– 8MP rear camera with flash, 0.3MP front-facing lens
– Dual SIM, 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, A-GPS
– 2000mAh battery
Several retailers including Amazon India and Flipkart are selling the iBall Andi 5U Platino for less than the officially mentioned cost. It’s available in a shade of rose gold. If you’d like to see what the handset feels like before buying it, brick-and-mortar stores will be stocking it soon too.