Smartron to refresh its budget smartphone line-up with new devices priced around Rs 10,000

Domestic original equipment manufacturer (OEM) **Smartron** is set to refresh its budget smartphone line-up with a new device that will be priced at around Rs 10,000. [caption id=“attachment_4095767” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Image credit: Smartron[/caption] Industry sources told IANS that the latest device will feature a mammoth 5,000 mAh battery and will be exclusively available on Flipkart. The device will feature a metal body with 32 GB internal memory (expandable up to 128 GB). The company last year launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered IoT platform called “ **tronX** ” which, it said, helps connect a range of devices. Smartron earlier launched srt.phone (srt is intreprated as Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar) in India for Rs 13,999. It was launched by Tendulkar who is reportedly a strategic investor in the company. “ **Billion Capture+** ,” the first smartphone from Flipkart, also houses AI capabilities, courtesy Smartron. In the next “tronX” update, users will have access to a range of intelligent and personalised experiences and services. Smartron also aims at partnering other brands across market segments to design and engineer devices.