Spice adds thinnest smartphone and tablet with long-life battery, to its Stellar range in India

03rd January 2013
Spice adds thinnest smartphone and  tablet with long-life battery, to its Stellar range in India

New Delhi, January 4, 2013  Indian  Mobile Internet company, S Mobility, who sell under the Spice brand, have  unveiled the latest additions to  their Stellar range -  the dual-sim android Ice-Cream sandwich-based Stellar Virtuoso,  said to be the slimmest smartphone to be launched by any Indian maker – and  the Stellar Pad, a tablet which claims the distinction of the  most powerful battery in the industry. 

 Says T M Ramakrishnan, CEO – Devices, S Mobility: “We have priced our handsets affordably to ensure rapid uptake by both - 2G users wishing to upgrade to 3G, and existing 3G users – especially in the metros which are traditional strongholds of Spice.  We have launched these Smartphones to concede to the demand of the utilization of the next generation 3G services. We have brought in the dual core processor with Quadcore Graphics in the tablet segment and the smart & sleekly designed Virtuoso smartphone.”

Stellar Virtuoso Mi-495, with a 9.44mm thin body comes packed with a 1.0 GHz Dual Core processor and 11.43 cm qHD screen. This Android 4.0 smartphone offers an 8.0 mega-pixel auto focus camera with flash and a front-facing 1.3 MP camera. This smartphone also offers video-calling facility and an expandable memory upto 32 GB. The 1700 mAh battery supports 6 hours talk-time and a battery back-up of 200 hours. The Virtuoso comes along with a free leather cover and a screen guard, worth Rs. 1,000.  The Stellar Virtuoso Mi-495 is available at Rs. 10,499. 

The Spice Stellar Pad Mi-1010 comes with a 25.65 cm screen and Jelly Bean 4.1 OS. Armed with a 1.5 GHz dual core processor with Quadcore GPU, the Stellar Pad doubles up as the first fully HD tablet with IPS display (wide angle viewing) by any Indian brand. It also scores a first in the industry by bringing in the strongest battery till date, a 7600 mAh Lithium ion polymer battery that offers a video playing time of 6 hours and a standby of 15 days and is packed with an amazing 16 GB internal memory, which is the best in the segment. The Pad comes with a leather cover worth Rs 2,000 and a USB ‘on-the-go’ cable, free. The  Stellar Pad Mi-1010 is available at Rs. 12,999