Coolpad India has just launched its flagship smartphone Coolpad Max for a price of Rs. 24,999 in India. Coolpad Max is marketed as “Dual in One” which uses a Dual Space feature and BiLogin technology, can create two accounts on apps such as Line, WhatsApp, Facebook, BBM etc. This helps users keep two profiles or accounts in same phone e.g. one for personal use and other for professional one.
Coolpad Max sports a metal build, 5.5-inch Full HD IPS 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection and is powered by a Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and 4 GB of RAM. IN terms of storage, it comes with 64 GB internal storage along with support for expandable storage via microsd card. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system with Cool UI 8.0.
In terms of camera, it comes with a 13 MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, ISOCELL CMOS sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 6P lenses, PDAF and 5 MP front shooter. It comes with a hybrid SIM slot which means that you can use it either for a 2nd SIM or a microsd card, but not both simultaneously.
It is backed by a 2800 mAh battery.
Coolpad Max specifications
- Display : 5.5-inch Full HD IPS 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
- CPU : Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor
- GPU: Adreno 405
- RAM : 4 GB
- Storage: 64 GB internal, expandable with microSD
- OS : Android 5.1 Lollipop with Cool UI 8.0
- SIM : Hybird Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
- Dimensions: 152×75.5×7.6mm;
- Weight: 170 grams
- Camera : 13 MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, ISOCELL CMOS sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 6P lenses, PDAF + 5 MP front shooter
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Connectivity : 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- Battery : 2800 mAh with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 support
In our opinion, the pricing appears to be high and at that price range smartphones such as Mi 5, OnePlus 2 etc are available and consumers may be tempted to buy them instead of Coolpad Max.