Zen Mobile launches Admire Star smartphone at Rs 3,290

Domestic mobile manufacturer Zen Mobile on Monday launched a new affordable ‘Admire Star’ smartphone at Rs 3,290. The smartphone features 4.5-inch FWVGA display, 1.3GHz quad-core processor paired up with 512MB of RAM and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. There are software based features including auto call record, flip to mute and a contact blacklist. “I am confident that our new addition, Admire Star, is going to be a formidable proposition with the offered features at this price point,” said Sanjay Kalirona, CEO, Zen Mobile, in a statement. The smartphone has SOS feature that allows users to send location details to five pre-defined numbers at the time of emergency. The device supports 5MP rear camera and a 1.3MP front camera, 8GB internal memory that can be expanded up to 32GB and houses 2,000mAh battery.  Zen Admire Star comes pre-loaded with Zen App Cloud and apps, including Live TV streaming application NexGenTV , video player Vuliv, and Saavn. The Admire stars joins other budget smartphones in the Admire line up from Zen Mobile. These include the Admire Fab Q, the Admire Fab Q+, Admire Curve, Admire Fab, Admire 1, Admire Sxy and Admire Alpha. Zen Mobile also makes budget tablets and has feature phones in its lineup of devices. With inputs from IANS