American-based electronics company Swipe Telecom released a big-screen budget smartphone called Swipe 9X, in India on Tuesday.

Swipe 9X sports a FWVGA HD screen with 854x480p resolution and it runs on the Android mobile OS v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. It packs 512MB DDR3 RAM and 4GB internal memory with options of expanding up to 32GB through a T-flash card.

Considering the smartphone's price, Swipe 9x is one of the very few low-cost handsets in the Indian market that comes with an impressive 8.0-megapixel LED camera and a 2.0-megapixel camera on the front.

The new smartphone is now available through the company's official website for ₹8,999, with special incentives such as free three colour back panels (white, blue and black) along with a Business Navigator flap cover.

Key specifications of Swipe 9X include:

Model

Swipe 9X

Display

4.7-inch FWGA HD screen with 854x480p resolution

OS

Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Processor

Dual-core processor with 1GHz CPU speed

(chipset: MTK 6577)

RAM

512MB

Storage capacity

4G, expandable up to 32GB via T-flash card

Camera

Main: 8.0-megapixel camera with flash support

Front: 2.0-megapixel camera

Battery

2000 mAh

Network

2G & 3G

Add-ons

Dual-SIM, EDGE/GPRS, Bluetooth, (Wi-Fi 801.11 b/g/n),

USB v2.0

Dimensions

138.0 x 70.0 x 9.3 mm

Weight

149 g

Price

₹8,999/-