BSNL Partnered With Micromax Launch Bharat 1 4G VoLTE Featured Phone At Rs. 2,200

State-owned telecom operator BSNL has partnered with domestic smartphone manufacturing company Micromax has today launched a new Bharat 1 4G VoLTE feature phone in India to take on Reliance Jio’s JioPhone . The newly launched Micromax Bharat 1 4G Feature phone announced at Rs. 2,200 and will be made available across the country from starting October 20th . This Micromax Bharat 1 4G Feature phone comes in Black color options . The Micromax Company touting that, the Micromax Bharat 1 is the “Desh ka 4G phone”.

Interestingly, the BSNL Micromax Bharat 1 4G Feature phone comes with Unlimited calling & unlimited data offer from BSNL at Rs. 97 per month . Like the Jio Phone, the Bharat 1 4G Feature Phone can be used on any operator network.

Talking about the Micromax Bharat 1 Feature phone specifications, it featuring a 2.4-inch QVGA display with a screen resolution 320 x 240 pixels . Under the hood, the device is powered by 1.1GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm 205 (MSM8905) chipset processor coupled with Adreno 304 Graphics unit . As for the memory, the Low-Budget 4G feature phone comes with 512MB RAM, 4GB of inbuilt storage capacity and further can be expandable memory through microSD card slot.

This Micromax Bharat 1 4G Feature phone comes with Dual SIM support so you can also use 2G/3G SIM on second slot . On the camera department, the device sports a 2-megapixel primary rear camera on the back panel while there is a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front camera for selfies and video callings support as well.

Additionally, the device comes with alphanumeric keypad and is backed by powerful 2,000 mAH battery capacity that claims it gives a decent battery backup performance . It also supports 22-different Indian local languages and provides buyers access to 100 live TV channels.

The Standard connectivity features on this Micromax Bharat 1 Feature phone are as WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS, USB 2.0 port, Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE.

Micromax Bharat 1 Smartphone Technical Specifications:

• SIM Type – Dual SIM with 4G VoLTE
• Display – 2.4-inch QVGA display
• Resolution – 320 x 240 pixels
• Processor – 1.1GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm 205 (MSM8905)
• Graphics Unit – Adreno 304 GPU
• RAM – 512 MB RAM
• ROM – 4GB internal storage capacity
• Expansion Slot – Expandable memory through microSD card
• Rear Camera – 2MP rear camera
• Front Camera – 0.3MP (VGA) front camera
• Battery – 2,000 mAH battery

Speaking on the launch of Micromax Bharat-1 smartphone, Rahul Sharma, Co-founder Micromax, said that:

“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. We will now take this vision forward with Bharat-1 and create a compelling proposition for the users that is a first in the category.

Anupam Srivastava, CMD, BSNL, said in a statement:

“We are proud that we are partnering with Micromax, a home-grown player which has been a key player in India’s growth journey and has contributed more than 150 million mobile users and this number is ever increasing. Connecting the last mile– to the Internet and relevant information – is an important part of the strategy for both BSNL and Micromax. We are confident that Bharat-1 will help millions of users experience the data and calling experience like never before.”