Hyve Mobility enters Indian market with a Buzz and a Storm

Hyve Mobility, a New Delhi-based mobility startup, on Wednesday launched its first smartphones in India – the Hyve Buzz and Hyve Storm. These two smartphones are aimed to extend delight, with its best-in-class hardware, pure Android and PAN India pick-up & drop support services, according the company. Hyve Buzz and Storm smartphones run stock Android 5.1 Lollipop, although an Android Marshmallow update is being promised soon.

Hyve Buzz

The Buzz comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD display with 2.5D Arc Glass and features MediaTek MiraVision technology. The phone is powered by MediaTek MT6753 1.5 GHz Octa-core processor with Mali T720 GPU and 3GB of RAM. The Buzz is also IPX4 certified for water resistance, comes with a hexagonal LED notification light on the back and also has a fingerprint sensor on the back with patented Touch2Call technology that lets quickly access your frequently dialed numbers. Hyve Buzz comes in Twilight Black, Midnight Blue and Sunset Wine colors and is priced at INR 13,999.

Hyve Buzz specifications

• 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display
• 1.5GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor with up to Mali T720 GPU
• 3GB DDR3 RAM, 48GB storage (16GB internal + free 32GB micro-sd card )
• Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
• 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Sony Exmor RS sensor
• 5MP front-facing camera
• Dual SIM, Fingerprint sensor with Touch2Call tech
• AquaRes Water resistance – IPX4 rating
• 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
• 2500mAh battery

Hyve Storm

This is a downgraded varient of Buzz in terms of specs and bears a 5-inch HD display, and is powered by a MediaTek 6735 quad-core SoC clocked at 1.3GHz and coupled with 2GB of RAM. The Hyve Storm comes in Snow White and Mystic Grey colors and is priced at INR 8,499

Hyve Storm specifications

• 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
• 1.3GHz Quad-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 processor with Mali-T720 GPU
• 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
• Dual SIM
• Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
• 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, Samsung ISOCELL Sensor, PDAF
• 5MP front-facing camera
• 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
• 2000mAh battery

Both the phones will be available through e-commerce portals, including Amazon, Flipkart and Gadget360 starting from June 22nd.

Additional offering from the manufacturer include:

• 1 years standard warranty on Storm, 2 years warranty on Buzz
• 1 year pre-bundled insurance for accidental damage protection
• Complementary pick-up & drop service across 42000 PIN Codes across the country
• IVR free Call centre support
• Access to HyveCare portal & app with single sign-on benefits