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Smart NAMO: The Narendra Modi smartphone is here!

September 20, 2013 15:55 IST

Named Saffron 1 -- two variants -- and Saffron 2 the phones will be available this Sunday.

While the Saffron 2 is priced at Rs 24,000, the Saffron 1 smartphone will come in two variants for Rs 23,000 and Rs 18,000.

It seems that the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Damodardas Modi is all over India. With 2014 general elections pending, Narendra Modi, or NaMo, as he is popularly called, has already invaded the social networking space in a huge way.

Now a group called Smart NAMO, which calls itself independent, has announced two smartphones, namely Smart NAMO Saffron 2, Saffron 1.

"All the three phones will be available in India online from this Sunday (September 22). The Saffron 2 will be available for Rs 24,000," a spokesperson of the company told The Mobile Indian.

"Saffron 1 will be launched in two versions: one will have 2 GB RAM and 32 GB ROM and will be available for Rs 23,000. The other version will come with 1 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM and will be priced at Rs 18,000," the spokesperson added.

Smart NAMO: The Narendra Modi smartphone is here!

September 20, 2013 15:55 IST

Here are the details of the three smartphones.

Smart NAMO Saffron 2:

It has a huge 6.5-inch IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixels (full high definition) resolution. This handset will have Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean operating system, 1.5 GHz MTK6589T quad core processor, PowerVR SGX 544MP graphics processing unit, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB ROM, dual SIM, 5 megapixel front camera, 13 megapixel rear auto focus camera, and 32 GB micro SD card slot.

Besides, the Smartnamo Saffron 2 will have a 3150 mAh battery, Wi-Fi, FM radio, Bluetooth, HDMI support, micro USB 2.0, light sensor, proximity sensor, and gravity sensor.

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Smart NAMO: The Narendra Modi smartphone is here!

September 20, 2013 15:55 IST

Smart NAMO Saffron 1:

The only difference between these two phones, as stated above, is their RAM and ROM capacity. The Saffron 1 has 1 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM against 2 GB RAM and 32 GB ROM of the Saffron 2. All other features are same in both the devices such as dual SIM connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

The duo also will come with 5-inch screen with full HD resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass II, 5 megapixel front camera, 13 megapixel autofocus rear camera, and 64 GB micro SD card slot.

Besides, the Saffron 1 and 2 will come with Android 4.1.2 operating system and quad core Mediatek MTK6589 Turbo processor.

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