Smartron t.phone ft. Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM launched for ₹22,999

Indian IoT brand Smartron has finally launched its first smartphone, the t.phone in India. The device packs beefy specifications at a budget price.

The t.phone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2.1 SoC coupled with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with an Isocell sensor and a dual-LED flash. The smartphone features dual-SIM (Micro-SIM + Nano-SIM card) and features a fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating and the manufacturer claims that it is one of the lightest smartphones in its category. The device sports a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) Super Amoled display with a 401ppi pixel density and Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The device is powered by a 3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0 support and a USB-Type C charger. The handset packs in barrage of sensors including a barometer, 9-axis sensor hub, a proximity sensor, ambient light sensor and a hall sensor. It also packs in 4 mics and features active noise cancellation. The company is also touting the ‘tronx’ UI of the Smartron t.phone, which will give users access to services from the Smartron, such as the t.cloud, t.store, and t.care.

The Smartron t.phone features an all metal body design that is available in Sunrise Orange, Classic Grey, Metallic Pink and Steel Blue. The smartphone has been priced at ₹22,999, and will go on sale in early June at the Smartron t.store.

Smartron t.phone specifications

• 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
• Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 64-bit processor ( 4x 1.5GHz ARM A53 + 4 x 2.0 GHz ARM A57 ) with Adreno 430 GPU
• 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 64GB of internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
• Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
• Hybrid Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
• 13MP rear camera with dual LED Flash, PDAF, 6P lens, f/2.0 aperture
• 4MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
• 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, USB Type-C
• 3000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

The company recently launched t.book features an all-metal unibody with dual tone styling that looks pretty similar to Microsoft’s Surface lineup.