Co-founded by former Apple CEO John Sculley, who (in)famously ousted the iconic Steve Jobs from his own company, Obi Worldphone has unveiled two new models, the SF1 and the SJ1.5 in San Francisco.
Both the Obi Worldphone SF1 and Worldphone SJ1.5 will be available starting October in retail stores in some countries and online in others. The company has announced that the smartphones will be initially available in Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Pakistan, Turkey and India. Here are Obi Worldphone SF1 smartphone’s 5 top specs:
1. The Obi Worldphone SF1 smartphone will be available in 2 variants – 2GB RAM and 16GB in-built storage variant priced at $199 (approximately Rs 13,000), while a 3GB RAM and 32GB model will be available at between $199-to-$249 (approximately Rs 16,500 max).
2. The Obi Worldphone SF1 runs Android 5.0.2 customized with the Obi Lifespeed user interface. The software is backed up by Snapdragon 615 chipset with microSD slots.
3. The Obi Worldphone SF1 takes one micro and one nanoSIM along with dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n (2×2), Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS.
4. The Obi Worldphone SF1 has a 13MP camera with OptiZoom multi-frame super-resolution. There’s a 5MP selfie camera too.
5. The Obi Worldphone SF1 has 3,000mAh battery and weighs 147gm.