Obi Worldphone to enter PH with 2 affordable smartphones

We’ve recently had a talk with people from Obi Worldphone (previously Obi Mobile with ex-Apple CEO John Sculley) where they mentioned that they will be entering the Philippine market with two affordable smartphones — the SF1 and SJ1.5.

Obi Worldphone SF1 specs:
5-inch Full HD display @ 1920 x 1080 resolution
Gorilla Glass 4
Fiberglass unibody structure
1.5GHz Snapdragon 615 octa-core smartphone
2GB/3GB RAM
16GB/32GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD
13MP rear camera with Sony IMX214 sensor and LED flash
5MP front camera with LED flash
4G LTE
3000mAh battery
Android 5.0.2 with Lifespeed UI

Obi Worldphone SJ1.5 specs:
5-inch HD display @ 1280 720 resolution
Polycarbonate body
1.3GHz MediaTek quad-core processor
1GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD
8MP rear camera with OmniVision sensor and LED flash
5MP front camera
3000mAh battery
Android 5.1 with Lifespeed UI

Both handsets are priced internationally at $199PHP 11,678INR 16,865EUR 190CNY 1,448 and $299PHP 17,547INR 25,340EUR 285CNY 2,176 for the SF1’s 2GB/3GB variant, respectively, with the SJ1.5 asking for $129PHP 7,570INR 10,933EUR 123CNY 939. Although, according to the company, they will be available here in the Philippines before December 2015 for under Php10K.

Stay tuned for more details.

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