New entrant COMIO sells 20,000 handsets in 2 weeks

Chinese smartphone maker COMIO, which entered the Indian smartphone market last month, on Friday said it has sold 20,000 handsets in two weeks.

COMIO's three smartphones -- P1, S1 and C1 -- went on sale through retail stores in north India and online platforms, starting September 5.

"We are delighted to have received an overwhelming response for our smartphones in such a short span of time. This has encouraged us to keep moving towards our aim of becoming leaders in the mid-segment category," said Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, CEO and Director, COMIO India, in a statement.

Meanwhile, 65,000 devices have been handed to distributors, the company claimed.

COMIO S1 sports a metal unibody design with 5.2-inch HD IPS display and a fingerprint sensor. It also features a 13MP rear camera, 8MP selfie shooter and 2,700mAh battery.

P1 smartphone has a massive 5,000mAh battery and comes in a metal body with a dual-SIM phone offering, 5.5-inch HD IPS display screen, fingerprint sensor. It features a 13MP rear camera and 8MP selfie shooter with screen flash.

COMIO C1 sports a metal frame and 5-inch HD IPS display. It features 8MP rear camera with 5MP front shooter.

All the three smartphones run on a Quad-core 64 bit Mediatek chipset, with 32GB internal memory and are 4G VoLTE enabled.

--IANS

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