In New Delhi: While we did have an inkling of this in advance, we are still a bit awed by the news that Olive Telecom has announced the launch of an Android Gingerbread phone in India, one that apparently is just 9.9 mm thick, and sports HSPA+ (14.4 Mbps) connectivity the OliveSmart V-S300. Olive is calling the device the first HSPA+ smartphone in the country, though were more excited about it featuring the latest Android phone-specific operating system one that was just introduced with the platform lead device, the Google Nexus S.
On paper the OliveSmart is certainly well endowed, with the ultra-slim bodied phone boasting of a 4.1-inch capacitive multi-touch screen with a 800x480 pixel resolution, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 processor along with the Adreno 205 graphics engine, 512MB RAM and 2GB ROM, a 5MP rear camera (with flash and auto-focus) and front facing VGA camera for a video-calling, along with a 1400 mAh battery.
Other features include a dual microphone arrangement for active Fluence noise cancellation, 720p HD video recording and playback, 3.5 mm audio jack and HDMI-D port, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth v2.1 connectivity along with DLNA, as well as GPS/accelerometer/ambient light/digital compass sensors, and 2GB onboard storage along with microSD expandability up to 32GB. Add-on features include Live TV (Zenga), document editor, push-email and an e-book reader.
As for availability, the OliveSmart should hit streets in about a month, a couple of weeks after MWC. The early previews of the product revealed it currently runs Froyo, and will get a 2.3 upgrade soon after launch. It will be priced at roughly Rs. 20,000.
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