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Philips Xenium X2566 for Senior Citizens Launched at Rs. 3,800

Philips Xenium X2566 for Senior Citizens Launched at Rs. 3,800 8w3d

By Robin Sinha | Updated: 21 October 2014 13:26 IST

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Philips has launched a new feature phone that's been designed for senior citizens. Called the Philips Xenium X2566, the handset is available in the market at Rs. 3,800 (MRP Rs. 5,537). 4wh2x

The firm says the Xenium X2566 feature phone bears a large font size and long battery life, and is thus ideal for the aged . It also includes a magnifier to enlarge the words on the screen along with a flashlight. The "crystal double colour injection moulding technology" of the handset is said to help retain new look of the phone for longer.

s can also set three SOS numbers on the smartphone for emergency s. On pressing the dedicated SOS button, the handset makes a call on all three numbers at once until one of the parties picks up the call. The Xenium X2566 also bears large hardware keys, for ease of use.

As for specifications, the dual-SIM ing handset sports a 2.4-inch TFT screen with (240x320 pixels) resolution. A VGA resolution (480x640 pixels) rear camera is housed on the handset alongside an inbuilt storage of 16GB, which can be expanded via a microSD card. Connectivity options on the Xenium X2566 include GPRS/ EDGE, Bluetooth v2.1 and Mini-USB.

The Xenium X2566 feature phone is powered by a 1630mAh Li-ion battery, which the company claims can offer up to 1128 hours standby time and up to 24 hours talk time. Measuring 124.5x64.9x16mm, the handset weighs 108.8 grams and is available in Blue only.

"Philips has always pioneered in cutting-edge innovations that matter to our customers. With changing lifestyles in metros in India and increasing incident of elderly abuse, senior citizens are often left to themselves by choice or otherwise. We specially designed this phone to make technology more accessible to and -friendly for the elderly with minimum intervention from others," stated S.S. Bassi, Country Manager - SAARC, Sangfei Mobility in a press statement.

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean-based smartphones feature dual-SIM and 3G connectivity.

Some of the key features of the Philips I928 include a 6-inch full-HD display, a 1.7GHz octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 5-megapixel front camera, 16GB of inbuilt storage which can be further expanded via microSD card (up to 32GB), and a 3300mAh Li-ion battery.

The Philips S388 on the other hand features a 4.5-inch qHD (540x960 pixel) IPS display, a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 5-megapixel rear camera, for up to 32GB of storage via a microSD card, and a 1700mAh Li-ion battery.

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KEY SPECS
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Display 2.40-inch

Processor one-core

Front Camera No

Rear Camera 0.3-megapixel

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 1630mAh

Resolution 240x320 pixels

Philips Xenium X2566 for Senior Citizens Launched at Rs. 3,800

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