Creo Mark 1: 5 Exciting Features of the India-made Custom Smartphone!

By Sayan

| Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 15:30 [IST]

Creo Mark 1 from the makers of the Teewe is finally official. For those unaware Creo was previously called Mango Man. The Indian startup based in Bengaluru rose to fame a few years back thanks to the country's first HDMI streaming device. Ever since the company has grown by leaps and bounds and have recently secured a large funding to work on their smartphone division.

The Creo Mark 1 is the first phone from the homegrown indian brand and aims to take on the like of OnePlus Two, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 etc. Incidentally Creo is focusing on the software experience of the smartphone and aims to keep your phone as good as new even after months of use. So without further ado let's get started with the cool new features of the Creo Mark 1 smartphone.

#1

The Creo Mark 1 has done a commendable task by incorporating a 5.5 inch Quad HD (2160x1440p) display in their new smartphone. This not only places it in the league of the flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S7, Xiaomi Mi5 etc in terms of display but also makes it the cheapest smartphone to come with such a sharp panel.

#2

Creo Mark 1 is powered by a Mediatek Helio X10 chip under the hood. This is the same chip as found in LeTV Le1S. The chip is powerful enough to last your most of graphics and CPU intensive tasks. To power your multitasking tasks Creo Mark 1 comes with 3GB of RAM. There is also 32GB of internal storage along with room for memory expansion upto 128GB via MicroSD card.

#3

On the rear the Creo Mark 1 smartphone is backed by a 21MP rear camera. The camera module has an aperture of f/2.0 and comes equipped with an LED Flash. It's worth noting that the smartphone is capable of shooting 4K videos at 30fps. Besides that the camera can shoot 1080p vidoes at 30/60fps. There is also a 8MP camera on the front for taking wide angle detailed selfies...

That's not all, Fuel OS complements the cutting edge camera with the all-new camera app, that lets you snap 3D Photos with the Front and Back Camera, 3D Photo captures your moments and its immediate surroundings and can save it in the form of a GIF that animates automatically on Facebook and Twitter timelines.

#4

Fuel OS is the main talking point of the Creo Mark 1. In fact developers are Creo are paying an impetus on the software experience. The company wants to push major software upgrades every other month to add new features that changes the look and feel of the smartphone.

The Mark 1's core promise of "A New Phone Every Month" manifests itself in the first-of-its-kind community Inclusive Update system, which keeps the Mark 1 new by introducing functional and brand new features every month. What's more, these features rolled out monthly will come from the very users who share the common goal of Making Android Better.

#5

Creo is allowing uses to engrave their unique message on the side of the smartphone. In fact the company is providing an opportunity to engrave their unique personalised message for free. But wait this offer is applicable to the first 3000 users who book the smartphone from Creo's official website.

#6

The pricing of the Creo Mark 1 is an icing on the cake. Despite being a new brand in the smartphone industry Creo Mark 1 is price highly competitively at just Rs 19,999. This pits it against the like of Moto X Play, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and the OnePlus X. The Creo Mark 1 smartphone will go on sale via the company's official pretty soon. The company has also tied up with Flipkart for the same.