Obi launches a line of stylish flagship smartphones SF1 and SJ1.5 for Asia, Africa and Middle East, coming in October
Obi Mobile, a handset manufacturer co-founded by ex-Apple CEO John Scullery has launched the Obi World phone in San Francisco.
Obi has announced two smart phones – flagship SF1 and SJ1.5. SF stands for San Francisco and SJ for San Jose.
Obi phones integrate elegant design with high-end technology from Qualcomm, Dolby, Sony, Corning, Google, MediaTek, Japan Display and powerful performance from Samsung.
The SF1 comes in two variants 2GB of memory & 3GB RAM, 16GB memory & 2GB RAM, 16GB Model with 2GB RAM Is Priced at Rs. $199 (approximately Rs.13,200 in Indian Rupees) and the variant with 3GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage costs $249 USD (approximately Rs.16,400 in Indian Rupee). The SJ1.5 is priced at $129 USD (approximately Rs.8, 500).
“Over the next three years, 1 billion users will upgrade from low-end, starter smartphones to models with more power and greater functionality,” said Tim Bajarin, President of Creative Strategies, Inc. of San Jose, Calif., a 35-year market analyst and research firm evaluating the global adoption of consumer technology. “The Obi Worldphone no-compromise design and aggressive pricing makes it very appealing to this audience as the market for smartphones expands and the upgrade market for smartphones accelerates.”
The SF1 comes with 5-inch (1920x1080pixel) full HD IPS Fully-laminated display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection and it offers pixel density of 443PPI, it is powered by a 64-bit 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, Adreno 405 GPU, the device packed with 3,000mAh battery with Quick Charge feature, powers up to 20 days standby time, up to 28 hours talk time and up to 10 hours video playback time.
Obi Worldphone SF1 is packed with a 13-Megapixel rear-camera featuring automatic focus, LED flash and powered by the highly acclaimed Sony Exmor RS sensor. While there is a 5 Megapixel front-facing camera comes complete with its own flash for killer selfies even in low light conditions.
The SF1 also features Dolby Audio and Qualcomm Quick Charge 1.0 power management technology. The SF1 can charge to full power in less than three hours, which is about 40% faster than older phones, claims Obi. The SF1 runs on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop.
Connectivity the SF1 includes Dual SIM (Micro+Nano), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, and MicroUSB v2.0 options.
The next in line is the SJ1.5 :- a 3G Smartphone powered by a Quad-core MediaTek processor, it features a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, comes with 16GB of internal storage and a MicroSD Card for memory expansion coupled with 1GB of RAM. The SJ1.5 sports front and rear cameras and the display gets a scratch-resistant layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with OmniVision sensor delivers best-in-class pixel performance while using less power. While there is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with crystal clear video chat and better Selfies. It backed 3,000mAh battery.
Connectivity option on the front 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, GPS, A-GPS and Micro USB v2.0
Obi has announced two smart phones – flagship SF1 and SJ1.5. SF stands for San Francisco and SJ for San Jose.
Obi phones integrate elegant design with high-end technology from Qualcomm, Dolby, Sony, Corning, Google, MediaTek, Japan Display and powerful performance from Samsung.
The SF1 comes in two variants 2GB of memory & 3GB RAM, 16GB memory & 2GB RAM, 16GB Model with 2GB RAM Is Priced at Rs. $199 (approximately Rs.13,200 in Indian Rupees) and the variant with 3GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage costs $249 USD (approximately Rs.16,400 in Indian Rupee). The SJ1.5 is priced at $129 USD (approximately Rs.8, 500).
“Over the next three years, 1 billion users will upgrade from low-end, starter smartphones to models with more power and greater functionality,” said Tim Bajarin, President of Creative Strategies, Inc. of San Jose, Calif., a 35-year market analyst and research firm evaluating the global adoption of consumer technology. “The Obi Worldphone no-compromise design and aggressive pricing makes it very appealing to this audience as the market for smartphones expands and the upgrade market for smartphones accelerates.”
The SF1 comes with 5-inch (1920x1080pixel) full HD IPS Fully-laminated display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection and it offers pixel density of 443PPI, it is powered by a 64-bit 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, Adreno 405 GPU, the device packed with 3,000mAh battery with Quick Charge feature, powers up to 20 days standby time, up to 28 hours talk time and up to 10 hours video playback time.
Obi Worldphone SF1 is packed with a 13-Megapixel rear-camera featuring automatic focus, LED flash and powered by the highly acclaimed Sony Exmor RS sensor. While there is a 5 Megapixel front-facing camera comes complete with its own flash for killer selfies even in low light conditions.
The SF1 also features Dolby Audio and Qualcomm Quick Charge 1.0 power management technology. The SF1 can charge to full power in less than three hours, which is about 40% faster than older phones, claims Obi. The SF1 runs on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop.
Connectivity the SF1 includes Dual SIM (Micro+Nano), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Dual-Band, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, and MicroUSB v2.0 options.
The next in line is the SJ1.5 :- a 3G Smartphone powered by a Quad-core MediaTek processor, it features a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, comes with 16GB of internal storage and a MicroSD Card for memory expansion coupled with 1GB of RAM. The SJ1.5 sports front and rear cameras and the display gets a scratch-resistant layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with OmniVision sensor delivers best-in-class pixel performance while using less power. While there is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with crystal clear video chat and better Selfies. It backed 3,000mAh battery.
Connectivity option on the front 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, GPS, A-GPS and Micro USB v2.0
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