Intex Aqua Star 5.0 Mobile Price List in India

Intex Technologies lay its foundation in India in 1996. Famous for manufacturing handsets featuring the latest features and technology, this company has made its consumers' lives easier by producing a various range of products, including IT accessories and consumer electronic goods. It started manufacturing mobile phones in the year 2007, and according to a report by Info Drive India and Cyber Exim Solutions (Jan '15), stands as the number one Indian smartphone brand.

Features and Specifications:

The Intex Aqua Star 5.0 dual sim phone has a 5.0 inch IPS capacitive touchscreen, and a screen resolution of 854x480. Measuring 72.9x141x8 mm, this handset weighs 130g along with the battery. Available in the colors white, and black, this smartphone is loaded with Android v4.4 (KitKat) out of the box, and has a 1.3 GHz quad core processor. The 2000 mAh Li-Ion battery capacitates this phone with 5 hours of talktime and 220 hours of standby time. With a storage capacity of 8 GB of extendable ROM, this phone allows for ample applications and private data to be stored in. Its inbuilt memory is that of 1 GB. The Aqua Star 5.0 is equipped with an 8 MP primary camera along with LED flash and digital zoom, and a secondary camera of 2 MP. Other than this, the Aqua Star 5.0 has GPRS, Edge, 3G, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Bluetooth, USB connectivity, and an audio jack of the standard 3.5 mm to offer. The sensors included in this phone are gravity, proximity, and light sensors. The basic features that come equipped with most phones and are so with this handset as well are alarm, calendar, calculator, world clock, and games. A very important application of this phone is the Google Search app, which allows users to make important web searches within seconds and without any real hassle or efforts. This handset comes with a warranty of 1 year, and its in-the-box accessories that come with 6 months of warranty include a battery, charger, user manual, warranty card, and a pair of earphones.

Design and Quality:

This 5" inch handset available in two ranges of colors (white and black), is available in a slab form with slightly rounded corners and a slim look to it. It has three main navigation buttons in the front with the secondary camera located slightly towards the right side of the phone. Its rear camera is located towards the top right of the phone with a flash beneath whereas the speaker grill is at the bottom. The power is housed on the right side,while the volume toggle to the left. The simplicity of this phone suits people who do not like their phone to look overly fancy, but prefer the ease of plain ones.

OS and Tech:

The Intex Aqua Star 5.0 has dual sim capabilities. The phone runs on Android V4.4 (KitKat) out of the box, on which platform most of the latest applications are supported and run on the updated versions, providing users with the most recent of technology. It offers both 2g and 3g connectivity. Powered by 1.3 GHz quad core processor, the applications can be operated smoothly and quickly without much lag. Other than this, the main connectivity features of this phone include GPRS, A-GPS, Edge, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth connectivity, USB connectivity, and an audio jack of 3.5 mm.

Camera and Multimedia:

The primary camera of this phone is a good 8 MP, with an LED flash, digital zoom, and video recording, which makes it a good option for the users to preserve important memories through with the ease of taking pictures with their multiple-featured smartphone. The front-facing camera is a meagre 2 MP, which enables users to make video calls and use secondary-camera related apps such as Snapchat etc. with great ease. Though these selfies might not turn out as high quality as ones taken with a higher pixel secondary camera would, they would serve the purpose of video calls and Snapchat.

Battery and Memory:

The 2000 mAh Li-Ion battery of this phone gives up to 5 hours of talk time and it is enough to go through your average day on a single charge. Its standby time is much better than most phones in this price range have to offer. Storage capacity is where this phone stands out in keeping in mind its price. Though the RAM is only 1 GB, it offers a good 8 GB of internal memory which can store various applications and personal data like pictures, videos, and music. Not only this, but if more storage be needed, it can be increased by up to 32 GB through the microSD card slot provided.

Pros and Cons:

Pros:

8 GB ROM

8 MP primary camera

Dual sim

Slim (8mm)

Fast processor

Cons:

No output to TV

Verdict:

When compared with phones like Asus ZenFone 5 (which is more expensive in price with lesser features) and Micromax Unite 2 A106 (which is heavier, has lesser internal memory to offer, and only a 5 MP primary camera), the Intex Aqua Star 5.0 is truly a star in its price range, with its slim look and fast processor.