Obi Worldphone powerful smartphone for $199

Taking a fresh approach, Obi Worldphone™ today introduces two high-quality, premium-designed smartphones priced at an exceptional value to attract discerning young people in fast-growth markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Designed by renowned San Francisco-based product studio Ammunition, Obi Worldphone™ SF1 and SJ1.5 are set apart by iconic industrial design. Ammunition also developed Obi Lifespeed, a custom user interface for Android that unifies the software and hardware experience. Obi integrates elegant design with high-end technology from Qualcomm, Dolby, Sony, Corning Incorporated, Google, MediaTek, Japan Display, Inc. and Samsung to deliver a powerful performance. Obi Worldphone is the first to address the market need between high-design smartphones at high prices and generic smartphones at low prices.

SF1 Specifications

• Aesthetics – Unibody with metallic accents and floating (“raised “) glass display
• Operating System – Android OS version 5.0.2 Lollipop
• Communication – Easy-access, dual SIM (Micro and Nano), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi direct. Bluetooth – v4.0, A2DP. GPS – A-GPS/ GLONASS. USB – microSB v2.0
• Sound – Dolby Audio™ with 7.1 discrete channels of high-fidelity surround sound. Dual microphone for noise-cancellation
• Primary Camera – 13 megapixels, automatic focus with LED flash powered by the Sony IMX214 Exmor™ sensor, f/2.0 aperture with Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, and high dynamic range (HDR). Video 1080p@30fps. UbiFocus™, Chroma Flash™ and OptiZoom™ are special features of this camera
• Secondary Camera – 5 megapixels with LED flash
• Processor – Qualcomm® MSM8939 Snapdragon™ 615 with1.5 GHz Octa Core with Adreno 405 GPU
• Display – 5-inch full, high-definition in-cell display by Japan Display Inc. (JDI). Full high definition (1080×1920 pixels), 443 ppi
• Cover Glass – Scratch definition resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4
• Coating – Anti-fingerprint oleophobic coating by Top Touch
• Networks – GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA+/4G/LTE
• Memory – Samsung 3 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage, expandable up to an additional 64 GB with micro SD. Also available in 2GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage expandable up to an additional 64 GB with micro SD
• Battery – Quick-charge, 3,000 milliamp hours (mAh) lithium polymer (Li-Po)
• Sensors – accelerometer (gravity), proximity, magnetic, gyro, ALS (light)
• Price – $199 USD for 16 GB/2GB version, and $249 USD for 32 GB/3GB version

SJ1.5 Specifications

• Aesthetics – Polycarbonate body with curved touch panel and dynamic use of colour
• Operating System – Android OS version 5.1 Lollipop
• Communication – Easy-access, dual SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, GPS and micro USB 2.0
• Primary Camera – 8 megapixels, automatic focus OV8865 sensor and flash. f/2.2 aperture
• Secondary Camera – 5 megapixels, f/2.2 aperture
• Networks – GSM/HSPA/3G
• Processor – MediaTek MT6580, 1.3GHz Quad Core processor
• Display – 5” high-definition (720 x 1280 pixels), in-plane switching (IPS) full lamination screen for accurate colour at any angle
• Cover Glass – Scratch-resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
• Coating – Anti-fingerprint oleophobic coating by Top Touch
• Memory – Samsung 1 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage; expandable up to an additional 32 GB with micro SD
• Battery – 3,000 milliamp hours (mAh) lithium polymer (Li-Po)
• Sensors – accelerometer (gravity) proximity, ALS (light)
• Price – $129 USD