Swipe Technologies, the domestic smartphone and tablet manufacturers, has launched a new smartphone under its Elite series namely Elite Note in India. The new Elite Note smartphone is priced at an affordable price range of Rs. 7,999 and is available for purchase exclusively on the giant E-commerce website, Flipkart. The handset is the company’s third in the ‘Elite’ lineup after the Swipe Elite and the Swipe Elite 2, the latter of which launched in November last year.

Specifications

The new Swipe Elite Note smartphone sports a 5.5-inch HD IPS display with a pixel resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels that comes with Dragontrail Protection, 2.5D Arc touch screen, and a calculated pixel density of 267 ppi. Under-the-hood, the Elite Note is powered by a 64-bit quad-core MediaTek MTK6735 processor clocked at 1.3GHz which is paired with 3GB RAM and Mali-T720 GPU. The Swipe Elite Note is a dual-SIM (LTE+GSM) supporting handset that runs the company’s Freedom OS custom ROM based on Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system.

On the camera front, the Elite Note sports a Sony-made 13-megapixel autofocus rear camera with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 88-degree wide-angle 4P lens and f/2.8 aperture. The handset comes with 16GB inbuilt storage which can be further expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. In terms of connectivity, the budget smartphone supports the following connectivity options:

• 4G LTE
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth 4.0, GPS,
• Micro-USB (with OTG) [For charging and data transfer]

The smartphone is power-packed by a 3000mAh battery. The handset is claimed to deliver up to 14 hours of talk time on 2G and 12 hours of talk time on 3G networks. It measures 77.1 x 154 x 8.4mm and weighs 194 grams.

“We’ve carefully listened to our users’ feedback and incorporated suggestions in crafting Elite Note, not only in terms of hardware but software too. We chose premium materials, highest performing components, out of the box software features to make this an unparalleled & holistic user experience. With its compelling features, attractive styling and pricing, we are all-set to make a mark and disrupt India’s mobile phone market. The #PowerOfBig is for user to see and feel with Elite Note,” said Shripal Gandhi, Founder & CEO of Swipe Technologies during the launch.

The Swipe Elite Note is available in Black color variant and in addition to this, the smartphone features an IR blaster that can make it a universal remote control for compatible air-conditioners, television, set-top boxes, and more. Following the footsteps of the OnePlus smartphone maker, the Swipe Elite Note also has a sandstone finish back panel for better grip along with a matte Gold frame design.