Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.1 available online for Rs. 9,499

Spice Mobile had recently announced its partnership with Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad. Under this partnership, the company had announced Spice Coolpad Mi-515. Now it has quietly launched another smartphone, Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496, under this joint venture.

Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496 is available through online retailer Saholic for Rs. 9,499.

This smartphone sports a 4.5-inch display with a resolution of 540X960pixels. Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496 is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor along with 1GB of RAM. It packs in 4GB of internal storage, which can be expanded by up to 32GB via microSD card.

Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496 runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). There is no word whether this smartphone will receive an update to Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) or not. For camera, there is a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash. The smartphone has a 1,700mAh battery.

It is a dual-SIM smartphone, which supports 3G connectivity on one of the SIMs. The other connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS/ aGPS.

The major difference between Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496 and Spice Coolpad Mi-515 is that the latter features a 5.0-inch display and packs in a larger 2,000mAh battery. In addition to this, Spice Coolpad Mi-515 also comes with a 0.3-megapxiel front camera, which seems to be missing in the recent offering.

Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496 will be competing with Micromax Canvas 3D, Xolo Q700, Karbonn S1 Titanium and Intex Aqua Wonder Quadcore.

Mobiles launched in July 2013

Spice Coolpad 2 Mi-496 key specifications

• 4.5-inch display with 960x540p resolution
• 1.2GHz quad-core processor
• 1GB RAM
• 4GB of internal storage, which is expandable by up to 32GB via microSD card
• 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash
• Dual-SIM (3G + 2G)
• 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, aGPS
• 1,700mAh battery
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)