S Mobility has launched the Spice Stellar Mettle Icon Mi- 506, the latest smartphone in the Spice Mettle series with a metal body. It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with Dual Standby and has 3G connectivity.
It has Pop-up Play, Intelligent Answer, Flip to Mute, Direct Call and more features. Most of the specifications are similar to the Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X (Mi-504) that was launched last December, but this has 3G support.
Commenting on the launch, T M Ramakrishnan, CEO – Devices, Spice Retail Limited, said
Spice has been the enabler for its consumers to dream big. Taking the idea forward is this new product from the Spice stable that gives its consumers the sheer visual pleasure of watching media content and internet browsing on a large 5inch screen, the most desired upgradable screen size for today’s consumers. With the launch of the Mettle Icon, Spice aims to increase its smartphone market share considerably.
Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X (Mi-504) Specifications
- 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 1.3 GHz dual-core processor with Mali 400 GPU
- Dual SIM (3G + 3G) with dual standby
- 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash
- 1.3 MP front-facing camera
- 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
- 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / aGPS
- 1800 mAh battery
The Spice Stellar Mettle Icon Mi- 506 is priced at Rs. 6,999 and would be available across India through all major retail stores.