Intex Launches the Super Affordable Cloud Tread Smartphone with Hexa core Processor and 2 GB RAM

Intex is among the prominent home-bred players in the Indian smartphone market. According to a report by IDC Intex held the third position in the market with a share of 9.2% as of Q1 (2016). This is no surprise given the fact that the company’s 4G shipments doubled over the last quarter.

Another reason why Intex has been on a roll is because of its rapidly expanding product portfolio. The latest addition to the portfolio is the highly affordable phone – Intex Cloud Tread. Now, let us have a look at the features this smartphone is packing.

Specifications – Intex Cloud Tread

With regard to the form factor, the dimensions of the Intex Cloud Tread are 145 x 72 x 9.4 mm. It has a neat unibody design with 67.06% screen-to-body (bezel to screen) ratio. The phone has a 5-inch HD display with a screen resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, which translates to a pixel density of 294 ppi. The display has Dragon Trail Glass protection and supports the 2-finger touch feature. It is a dual-SIM (GSM + WCDMA) phone and weighs 145 grams.

The Intex Cloud Tread has 5-megapixel primary and secondary camera units, equipped with LED flash. The camera features include face beauty mode, gesture capture, HDR, self timer, and zero shutter delay. The cameras support auto focus and are capable of recording videos at 20 fps. The primary and secondary image sensors are OV5695 and GC5005, respectively. Also, the cameras have an f/2.0 aperture.

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The Intex Cloud Tread packs 2 GB DDR3 RAM and 16 GB internal memory (including the memory used for OS and apps), which is expandable up to 32 GB through a microSD card. The device has a 1.5 GHz Hexa Core MediaTek MT6591 processor and a Mali 450 GPU. It’s hard to find a smartphone with a hexa core processor in this price segment so kudos to Intex for getting the phone’s USP right.

As for the platform, it runs on Android v5.1 (Lollipop). The phone has a decent 2,200 mAh lithium-ion battery, which apparently allows for up to 11 hours of talk time and about 200 hours of standby time.

The sensors incorporated in the Intex Cloud Tread are G-sensor, proximity sensor, and light sensor. The phone also boasts of the Smart Motion feature, which allows for convenient hands-free operation.

With respect to multimedia, the device has FM radio. The audio player supports the MP3, WAV, APE, WMV, and OGG formats. The video player supports the AVI, 3gp/3g2, MP4, FLV, MOV, and MKV formats. In terms of connectivity and the Internet, it has support for 2G/3G, WLAN IEEE (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth v4.0, GPRS, EDGE, USB 2.0 (high-speed), GPS/A-GPS, and a 3.5-mm audio jack.

The Intex Cloud Tread comes with the apps – Matrabhasha, FOTA, Daily-hunt, Newspoint, Saavn, and Opera Mini – as value-added services. The competitors of the phone include models such as Karbonn Titanium S205, Sony Xperia Tipo, Micromax Canvas Spark 3 Q385, Spice X-Plor 525Q, and Asus ZenFone Go 4.5 ZC451TG.

The specs on the Karbonn Titanium S205 are virtually similar to those on the Intex Cloud Tread, except the former has an 8-megapixel primary camera. However, the Intex Cloud Tread has a faster 1.5 GHz hexa-core processor.

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A key factor that underpins the success of Intex is the consistent production of decent low-budget smartphones. The company recently launched the Intex Aqua Music, which has dual speakers and VoLTE support, all for just Rs. 7,999.

The price of the smartphones produced by the company ranges from about Rs. 700 to Rs. 12,900. Clearly, the company caters to the price-conscious masses in India.

The Intex Cloud Tread is available in two colours – Grey and Champagne. The phone comes with a one-year manufacturer’s warranty and a six-month warranty for accessories in the box. Given its specs and price the Cloud Tread truly is deserving of the ‘super affordable’ epithet.