Videocon on Tuesday launched a new smartphone,
called Krypton 22, which touts an IR blaster, VoLTE, and VoWiFi support. The
smartphone is priced at Rs. 7,200 and will be available in offline stores in
Black colour.
The Videocon Krypton 22 runs on Android 7.0 Nougat
and sports a 5-inch FWVGA (480x854) touchscreen display. It is powered by a
1.1 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC coupled with 2GB of RAM. The smartphone
comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage, which is expandable via microSD card (up to
64GB)
Optics for the Krypton 22 include an 8-megapixel
rear camera with flash and a 5-megapixel front camera. Connectivity options
include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, USB OTG, infrared and
FM radio. The dual-SIM smartphone highlights VoLTE and VoWiFi support which
promise sharp and clear voice calling. Sensors include accelerometer, ambient
light sensor, and proximity sensor. The handset measures 145.2x72x8.9mm and
packs a 2450 mAh battery.
Another major highlight with the Krypton 22 is the
IR blaster support, which when used as a remote control will let you control
set-top boxes, fans, stereo sound systems, air conditioners, DVD players and
more right from the smartphone. Notably, the smartphone also lets you access
hybrid pen drives and SD cards and also comes with a inbuilt app, Shoto, which
organises photos and videos into albums. It additionally provides users free
cloud backup for media files.
