Wiio Wi Star 3G With 5-Inch Display, Dual-Core SoC Launched at Rs. 3,999

Wiio has launched its new Wi Star 3G smartphone, priced at Rs. 3,999. The new smartphone will be exclusively available via eBay India starting Tuesday. The company touts that the Wiio Wi Star 3G smartphone is the "most affordable 5-inch smartphone with 3G support." The Wi Star 3G is a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) device which runs Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box. It supports a regular SIM and a Micro-SIM. It comes with a 5-inch (480x854 pixels) FWVGA IPS display. The Wiio Wi Star 3G is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core MediaTek (MTK6572) processor coupled with 512MB of RAM. The smartphone features 4GB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB). The Wi Star 3G sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, while there is a secondary 2-megapixel front-facing camera also onboard. On the connectivity front, the Wiio Wi Star 3G offers 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth options. The smartphone packs a 2000mAh battery, which according to the eBay listing is rated to deliver up to 8 hours of talk time, and up to 120 hours of standby time. It measures 145.5x77.5x9.8mm and is listed in Black and White colours. Commenting on the launch, Vidmay Naini, Director and Business Head, eBay India, said "We always strive to ramp up our product base with new and unique offerings and the Wiio Star 3G is one such irresistible proposition for our customers. We are confident that the Wiio Wi Star 3G will enthuse all gadget-savvy customers on ebay.in logging on from over 4,500 cities, towns and villages in India and 206 countries across the globe." Rohit Ghai, Director, Wiio Mobiles, said, "The Wiio Wi Star 3G boasts of interesting functions at a very competitive price point. We are committed to offering consumers with value for money devices with state of the art features. We are bullish about the Indian mobile market and look forward to launching a suite of phones in the coming months."