Swipe 9X with 4.7-inchdisplay, Android 4.0launched for Rs. 8,999

California-based Swipe Telecom has
introduced Swipe 9X smartphone in
the Indian market. However, the
company prefers to call this
smartphone a "Fablet".
The Swipe 9X sports a 4.7-inch HD
capacitive multi-touch screen display.
It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core
processor along with 512MB of RAM.
There is no word on the internal
storage available on the smartphone
but you can expand it by up to 32GB
via microSD card.
Swipe 9X weighs 149 grams, and runs
on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
For camera, there is an 8-megapixel
rear camera with flash and a 2-
megapixel one on front.
Swipe9X is dual-SIM smartphone that
offers GPS and A-GPS connectivity
along with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM Radio,
Gravity Sensor, Range Sensor,
Torchlight. This smartphone also packs
in a 2,000 mAh battery.
The smartphone is priced at Rs. 8,999
and to sweeten the deal the company
is also offering three Back Shells in
Black, White and Blue colours for free.
Apart from this, the company is also
throwing in a Business Navigator (flap
cover) for free.
Swipe 9X will be competing with the
recently launched Xolo Q700, Intex
Aqua Wonder Quadcore Karbonn S1
Titanium and Karbonn S5 Titanium,
which are being offered at a similar
price point.
Swipe had launched MTV Volt phablet
priced at Rs. 12,999 in February. It
boasts a huge 6-inch (854x480 pixels)
capacitive 5-point multi-touch display
and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The
device comes with an 8-megapixel
rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-
megapixel front facing camera too.
Under the hood, it is powered by a
1GHz dual-core MTK 6577 processor
with 512MB DDR3 RAM. There's 4GB
of internal storage that can be
expandable by another 32GB via
microSD card.
Swipe 9X key specifications
4.7-inch HD capacitive multi-touch
screen display
1GHz dual-core processor
512MB of RAM
Expandable by up to 32GB
8-megapixel rear camera
2-megapixel front-facing camera
2,000mAh battery
Android 4.0