Idea Cellular unveils new dual-SIM smartphone ‘Aurus’

Idea Cellular, India's fourth-biggest cellular carrier, has unveiled new dual-SIM smartphone ‘Aurus’, expanding its 3G devices portfolio. It is priced at Rs 7,190 and will be available across all major mobile retail stores and Idea outlets across the country. The telecom major has been targeting its existing 2G users to upgrade to 3G with its range of smartphones and has already sold more than 1.5 lakh 3G handsets.

Aurus, is an Android handset and will be amongst the most affordable smartphones in the market to offer video calling facility. The fourth phone in the company’s portfolio, is a stylish yet powerful device which can deliver smart life to its users with video-calling facility, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS, 800 Mhz processor, superior 3.5 inch multi-touch screen display, and cloud backup functionality.

The handset packs a 5 megapixel primary camera (using software interpolation), along with a front camera to support video calls allowing users to not only talk but see the person live in real-time.