Coolpad Note 3: First Budget Smartphone To Be Launched With Fingerprint Scanner

| Updated: Sunday, October 25, 2015, 10:15 [IST]

Chinese handset-maker Coolpad is all set to launch the Note 3 smartphone in India on October 9. The company hinted the launch of the phone in August, and has now rolled out invites for its launch event in Delhi.

Coolpad Note 3 launch to happen on Oct 9: Specs and price

The invite does not mention the name of the phone that the company plans to launch, however it features fingerprint impressions in the background, which hint towards the unveiling of the Note 3 smartphone. This will be a budget smartphone priced under Rs. 10,000.

The key attraction of the phone is its fingerprint scanner placed on the rear panel, which will make it the first budget smartphone with a finger impression scanning technology.

Back in July, the smartphone was unveiled in China, and the company claimed that the phone received over 2.6 million registrations in seven days. In India, the smartphone will be sold exclusively on Amazon.

Key Specifications and features: Coolpad Note 3

As its name suggests, the Note 3 is a big screen device with 5.5-inch HD display offering 720x1280 pixel resoution. The smartphone is powered by a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor. The phone was launched with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded using MicroSD card.

In the camera department, the smartphone flaunts a 13MP rear autofocus camera with LED flash, and up front, there is a 5-megapixel selfie snapper. Both cameras have CMOS image sensor to produce better images.

The Note 3 smartphone runs Android 5.1 Lollipop with native Cool UI out-of-the-box. It packs a 3,000mAh battery. Connectivity options in the phone include support for 4G LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other standard features. It is yet to be confirmed whether the India variant of the phone will support 4G or not.