Philips has unveiled two new smartphones the Sapphire S616 and the Sapphire Life V787 in China.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Both Philips Sapphire S616 and the Sapphire Life V787 incorporate ‘SoftBlue’ technology in them which helps to lessen eye fatigue. This technology in minimizes the blue light coming from a screen by up to 86 percent. You can enjoy more time with your device. Chat more, watch more and surf more with these new smartphones
PHILIPS SAPPHIRE S616
DISPLAY & BATTERY
The new Philips Sapphire S616 has a 5.5-inch full-HD display with a 1080×1920 pixel screen resolution on the front. The screen is big enough to watch HD videos and play games. There is a 3000mAh battery to serve as the power source of this smartphone.
HARWARE & SOFTWARE
It is driven by a 1.3 ghz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 SoC and a Mali-T720 GPU. You can enjoy seamless multitasking and gaming experience with 2GB of RAM.On the storage front, the smartphone provides 16GB of inbuilt storage for your files. The smartphone allows you to expand the storage upto 128Gb via Micro SD card. The eyes friendly samrtphone runs the Android 5.1OS in its veins.
CAMERA & CONNECTIVITY
A 13-megapixel camera makes its presence on the back. The camera comes with an aperture of f/2.0. For selfie lovers, there is a 5-megapixel wide-angle camera on the front. . The handset has connectivity options like Dual SIM, 4G LTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Micro USB.
PRICING & AVAILABILITY
The Philips Sapphire S616 will offered at a price of $222 (approximately Rs. 14,600). If you wish to own this smartphone, you will have to wait for some time. The smartphone is expected to hit the markets this month.
HIGHLIGHTS
- 5.5 inch display with softblue technology
- Octo core processor
- 13 MP rear camera
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
PHILIPS SAPPHIRE LIFE V787
DISPLAY & BATTERY
The Philips Sapphire Life V787 comes with a smaller 5-inch full-HD display with a 1080×1920 pixel screen resolution and a 441ppi pixel density. This smartphone seems to be more focused on the battery. It comes loaded with incredible 5000mAh battery.
HARDWARE & SOFTWARE
It is also powered by the same by a 1.3 ghz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 SoC and a Mali-T720 GPU. It offers 2GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage (expandable upto 128GB).
CAMERA & CONNECTIVITY
The Philips smartphone features a 13-megapixel camera on the back with phase detection autofocus technology. A 5 MP front facing shooter is also present. Connectivity features of the smartphone include NFC, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM, 3G, 4G and Micro USB.
PRICING & AVAILABILITY
Unfortunately, we have no official reports about the pricing but this smartphone will go on sale this month.
HIGHLIGHTS
- 13 MP rear camera
- 5000mAh battery
- Octa Core processor