Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad on Thursday announced the launch of its Dazen smartphone brand in India. The company is starting its journey with the release of Dazen 1 and Dazen X7 phones, which will be exclusively available via e-retailer Snapdeal.com.
The new phones will go on sale beginning June 9 and have been priced at INR 6,999 (Dazen 1) and INR 17,999 (Dazen X7). Registrations for the first sale begin later today.
Coming to the specifications, Dazen X7 features a 5.2-inch full HD AMOLED display and is powered by 1.7GHz MediaTek MT6595 octa-core processor. The phone also packs 2GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage, 2700 mAh battery. 4G LTE support and Android 4.4 KitKat with Cool UI.
On the other hand, Dazen X1 is a budget smartphone and sports 5-inch HD IPS display and includes 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 2500 mAh battery and Android 4.4. The smartphone also comes with dual-SIM support, 4G LTE connectivity, 8GB of internal storage and microSD card slot.
“India has always been a very exciting market and is also the fastest growing online smartphone market in the world and that is why we wanted India to be among the first markets where we would launch our new innovations. We are committed to consumers here and we bring the range of Dazen phones with ground-breaking technology built for India. Dazen will rely on Coolpad’s scale of producing more than 60 million smartphones and more than six thousand technology patents, as well as outstanding internet technology solutions of 360, to become the leading internet company in the world,” said Li Wang, President and Global CEO, Dazen.
Coolpad has also stated that it has partnered with HCL for the after-sales service support of the Dazen smartphones.
| Smartphone | Dazen 1 | Dazen X7 |
| Display | 5-inch 1280x720p IPS | 5.2-inch 1920x1080p AMOLED |
| Processor | 1.2GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410, quad-core | 1.7GHz, MediaTek MT6595, octa-core |
| Cameras | 8MP rear, 5MP front | 13MP rear, 8MP front |
| Memory | 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, microSD card slot | 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, microSD card slot |
| Connectivity | 4G, dual-SIM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | 4G, dual-SIM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Battery | 2500 mAh | 2700 mAh |
| OS | Android 4.4 | Android 4.4 |
| Colours | Black | Silver |
