Intex Aqua Speed HD launched for Rs 8,999, features 4.7-inch HD display, quad-core SoC, 5-megapixel selfie camera

Last month, Intex launched the Aqua Speed exclusively via eBay, with a price tag of Rs 7,444. Today, the Indian smartphone vendor has launched another variant of the smartphone called the Aqua Speed HD. The handset is priced at Rs 8,999.As far as specifications go, the Aqua Speed HD features a 4.7-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) IPS display along with Dragontail glass protections. Under the hood is a 1.3GHz MediaTek MT 6582 quad-core chipset along with 2GB of RAM.

The smartphone features an 8-megapixel primary snapper and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor and storage options include 16GB of onboard memory. Also included is a 1,700mAh battery, and on the software front, it runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The smartphone also comes preloaded with women safety app called Sashakt and OneDrive as the cloud storage option. It also comes with features like Smart Awake, Hot Knot, New UI Icons, Customized notification bar and Air Shuffle function. Intex will be offering 50GB free OneDrive cloud space for two years.

Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Business Head, mobiles for Intex Technologies said, “The Aqua Speed HD is another effort of ours towards, inventing and improvising our offerings. We believe in providing our customers with products that satisfy their needs and are easy on their pocket. This new product comes across as a package of smart designing, tactical pricing and youthful colors all packaged for our target consumer.”

The phone comes with usual bunch of connectivity options like dual-SIM, Wi-Fi, 3G support, GPS and Bluetooth. Aqua Speed HD will rival the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G, Lenovo A6000 and the recently launched InFocus M330.