Micromax unveils Bharat 1 in collaboration with BSNL; a 4G VoLTE-enabled feature phone at Rs 2,200

Micromax  announced the launch of Bharat 1, a 4G VoLTE-enabled feature phone on 17 October. The company launched the device in collaboration with BSNL for a price of Rs 2,200. The phone is aimed to target the 500 million feature phone users market in India and will be available for purchase starting 20 October. [caption id=“attachment_4152873” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Bharat 1.[/caption] BSNL has offered unlimited data and calling on the Bharat 1 feature phone at a price of Rs 97 per month. The phone packs a 2,000 mAh battery along with a 2.4-inch QVGA display. The phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 205 processor and comes with 512 MB RAM alongside 4 GB internal storage. The phone comes preloaded with ‘Micromax Entertainment’ app which offers Live TV, music, movies and videos. The Bharat 1 also sports a VGA selfie-camera for video calling purposes and 2 MP camera module on the back. In terms of connectivity, the phone has two 4G VoLTE-enabled SIM slots. Micromax has added support for 22 Indian languages out of the box in Bharat 1. Rahul Sharma, Co-founder of Micromax added, “BSNL is one of the major service providers in the country and has a vast reach and network that spreads across every nook & corner of the country. Both Micromax and BSNL have been working with an aim to bring the next wave of unconnected users on the Internet.”