Obi Worldphone MV1
Obi Worldphone, a relatively new company
co-founded by former Apple CEO John Sculley, has unveiled a good-looking
smartphone with a floating display. It’s called the MV1.
Well, the display doesn’t exactly float;
it’s just positioned in a way that makes it look like it hovers. The whole
thing’s still firmly attached to phone’s body, which has an iconic shape that
cuts sharply at the top edge but curves ever so nicely at the bottom edge.
Despite the glamour, the Obi Worldphone
MV1 is an entry-level smartphone. Its best hardware feature is its 4G LTE
connectivity. The dual SIM slots may also sway some users, but the rest are
rather lackluster.
Obi Worldphone MV1 Specs
- Android 5.1 Lollipop or Cyanogen OS 12.11
- 5-inch IPS LCD (720×1280 HD), ~294ppi
- 1.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 (MSM8909v2) processor
- Adreno 304 GPU
- 1/2 GB RAM
- 16 GB internal storage
- microSD support up to 64 GB
- 8-megapixel main camera, with autofocus and LED flash
- 2-megapixel front camera
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Dual microSIM with dual standby
- 3G HSPA+, 4G LTE
- Bluetooth 4.1
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
- Dimensions: 145.6 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm
- Weight: 149 grams
- Li-Ion 2,500 mAh battery
Two variants of the Obi Worldphone MV1
will be released—one powered by Android 5.1 Lollipop and the other by Cyanogen
OS 12.1.1. The prices for the 1 GB and 2 GB models are US$ 139 and US$ 149.
