Intex has launched its smartphone running Sailfish OS 2.0 in India. Called the Intex Aqua Fish, the phone was unveiled at MWC 2016 which was held earlier this year.
Under the hood, the phone packs a 1.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 (MSM8909) processor coupled with Adreno 304 GPU and 2GB of RAM. It features a 5-inch HD IPS display with 1280×720 pixels resolution.
Domestic handset manufacturer, Intex has partnered with Finland based company Jolla (developer of Sailfish OS), for Sailfish OS 2.0 licensing. With this tie-up, Intex Technologies has become first licensing associate in the world to use Sailfish OS 2.0 in its devices. While the partnership has already been announced, Intex devices based on Sailfish operating system are likely to be launched in fourth quarter of 2015 (i.e. Oct-Nov-Dec 2015).
To remind you, Sailfish OS 2.0 offers new features and improved performance, better Android application compatibility, enhanced UI, better multi-tasking and much more.
Jolla, a startup based out of Finland, comprising of ex employees of Nokia working on MeeGo OS, have launched their first Sailfish OS based smartphone in India exclusively through Snapdeal. Taking its cues from MeeGo operating system, it functions entirely through gestures and there are no onscreen buttons. It takes a very fresh approach towards the user experience and also supports Android apps. Read on to find out the specifications, features and our detailed hands on video review of the device from the launch event.
