InFocus – ring a bell? well many of us have known this brand as a rock solid performer when it comes to projectors but these folks have been doing smartphones since a year or two and some of them have been outstanding in terms of quality, specs and the price at which they are offered. They have been very bullish especially in India and earlier today InFocus unveiled not one, not two but 4 new smartphones! Each one of them is unique in its own right. Lets take a look at each of them:
InFocus M812 –
Display: 5.5″ FHD (1920 x 1080) screen
Processor: Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core clocked at 2.5GHz
Memory: 16GB (Expandable to 64GB)
OS: Android Lollipop 5.0
RAM: 3GB
Camera: 13MP rear camera with Auto Focus and True-Tone Flash, 8MP front shooter with 80 deg Wide-Angle
Battery: 2,900 mAh non-removable
Connectivity: 2G/3G/LTE (TDD & FDD)
Price: 19,999 INR
InFocus M550-3D – Powered by naked eye 3D technology
Display: 5.5” 3D Full HD (1920 x 1080)
Processor: MediaTek MT6752 Octa-Core 1.7GHz
Memory: 16GB (Expandable to 64GB)
OS: Android KitKat 4.4
RAM: 2GB
Camera: 13MP rear camera with Auto Focus and True-Tone Flash, 5MP 80 deg Wide-Angle Fixed Focus
Battery: 3,100 mAh non-removable
Connectivity: 2G/3G/LTE (TDD & FDD)
Price: 15,999 INR
InFocus M808 –
Display: 5.2” Full HD (1920 x 1080)
Processor: MediaTek MT6753 64-bit Octa-Core 1.3GHz
Memory: 16GB (Expandable to 128GB)
OS: Android Lollipop 5.1
RAM: 2GB
Camera: 13MP rear camera, 5MP front shooter
Battery: 2,450 mAh non-removable
Connectivity: 2G/3G/LTE (TDD & FDD)
Price: 12,999 INR
InFocus M370 –
Display: 5” HD (1280 x 720)
Processor: Qualcomm MSM8909 210 Quad-Core 1.1GHz
Memory: 8GB (Expandable to 64GB)
OS: Android Lollipop 5.0
RAM: 1GB
Camera: 13MP rear camera, 5MP front shooter
Battery: 2,230 mAh removable
Connectivity: 2G/3G/LTE (TDD & FDD)
Price: 5,999 INR
Wow! that was a huge list! While the M370 is the lowest of them all costing 5,999INR, it is pitched against the likes of the Redmi 2 and the Lenovo A6000 plus and the Yuphoria. The M812 built off high end metal takes on the likes of the OnePlus One, Xiaomi Mi4 and the Asus Zenfone 2 while the others fall in mid-range phones. The key highlight of the show is of course M550 3D phone that allows for viewing 3D movies without having to wear the 3D glasses. This being a niche segment, is nonetheless catching up. We have seen couple of Indian players release this in the recent past but hasn’t really kicked off. It is interesting to see a company like InFocus pitching into all the categories of phone and most of them are well built. What remains to be seen is the post sales service. We would like to see InFocus take it up a notch when it comes to marketing to bring in more awareness as some of their phones are truly stunning for the specs and the price offered.
InFocus has partnered with companies like Foxconn and StrategyD in bringing these phones. These devices will soon go on sale exclusively on Snapdeal – we will keep you posted.
