Intex Aqua Fish launched in India
Intex has launched the first licensed Sailfish OS device, dubbed as Intex Aqua Fish in India. The device runs on Jolla’s Sailfish 2.0 OS. The device has been priced at Rs. 5,499 and will be sold by eBay India. Later, it will also be available on Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal.
The Intex Aqua Fish features a 5 inch HD ( 720 x 1280 pixels) resolution TFT display. It comes with a pixel density of ~294 ppi. The device weighs in at 150 grams and measures 142.4 x 72 x 9.6 mm.
“At Intex, it’s our constant endeavor to bring latest technology to our consumers first. Keeping with that tradition, we are delighted to partner with Jolla to launch the world’s first smart phone with a licensed Sailfish OS. Sailfish is a young mobile OS; a challenger with a lot of promise. We are confident that our consumers will enjoy the Sailfish experience on the Aqua Fish,” said Keshav Bansal, Director, Intex Technologies.
The device is powered by a quad-core 1.3 GHz Snapdragon processor clubbed with 2 GB of RAM. The device comes with 16 GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32 GB via microSD card.
Coming to the camera department, the Intex Aqua Fish features an 8 MP primary camera along with LED flash. On the front, it comes with a 2 MP selfie camera.
The Intex Aqua Fish is powered by a 2,500 mAh battery. Connectivity options on the device include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and Micro-USB 2.0.
At the launch, Sami Pienimaki, Jolla of Co-Founder, said “We are very excited and proud to witness the launch of Aqua Fish, the first Sailfish OS powered smartphone licensed by a major device vendor. With Intex Aqua Fish, smartphone lovers in India will get the possibility to experience a totally new, fast and smooth user experience, and run their favorite Android apps in a totally new environment.”
