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The Cheapest Octa-core Smartphone: Intex Aqua Amaze Launched at Rs 10,690

Intex's Aqua series has been again disseminated due to arrival of a new successor, called Aqua Amaze. Apparently, the company has recently dispatched two budget smartphones: Slice and Y2 Pro to diversify this line-up. Here, the newly launched device is available to purchase at Rs. 10,690 in Light Blue and Black color variants.

Talking about the gadget, then it is power packed with 1.4GHz octa-core MediaTek processor and currently designated as the most inexpensive octa-core handheld of the Indian market. The Android KitKat 4.4.2 based mobile bears a 5-inch HD IPS display that is covered with OGS lamination and delivers a pixel resolution of 540x960p.

Here, the most attractive part of this dual-SIM supported handset is its 13-megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash. The back snapper also assimilates some advanced features such as multi-angle view, panorama, face beauty, face detection, HDR, tap to capture and voice capture options. Whereas, it also confers a secondary selfie camera of 5-megapixel to allure the selfie crazy generation.

In terms of memory, it is housed with 1GB of RAM along with 8GB of inbuilt storage that can be extended up to 32GB via a microSD card. The inclusion of 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS and Bluetooth options at an affordable value will make the device an eye candy among the budget-conscious masses.

Rest of the specs include, a 2000mAh battery that is quoted to deliver 7 hours of talk time and standby time of 240 hours. In this price category, Aqua Amaze will be a better opponent for Micromax Canvas Nitro and iBall Andi 5K Panther.