India-friendly phone

Fifty years ago, Canadian media guru Marshall McLuhan said, “If it works, it’s obsolete” and it is turning out to be only too true, in the smartphone arena. Technology changes so swiftly that handsets can seem, woefully outdated after just couple of years. It makes sense therefore,  to spend sensibly — i.e. below Rs 10,000 — and get a phone that is up-to-date in hardware and software when you buy it. Turbo 5 from InFocus, an American company that has partnered with Foxconn for its smartphone range is a good example of an excellent value-for-money handset that  works with the latest Android 7 OS, and lets you harness the  fastest telecom service today: 4G VoLTE.

There are two versions one with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage (Rs 6,999) and another with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage (Rs 7,999).  Both can be expanded with a 32 GB microSD card. But then, you can use only one of the two SIM slots. The screen is 5.2 inch HD IPS and the cameras are a rear 13 MP autofocus with flash and a 5 MP wide aperture selfie camera. 

The outstanding feature of Turbo 5 is its huge battery — 5,000 mAh which will easily keep going for two days on a full charge. In fact you can use it as a power bank! Yet the phone is very handy weighing just 164 grams.

Also very useful, is the slate of India-specific preloaded apps  including the Xploree keyboard with which you can adapt one of some 25 languages and script choices. The finger print sensor also serves as a convenient button for the camera and as the switch for the torch.... all features which will appeal to an Indian user.

 — IndiaTechOnline