Coolpad Mega 5A with 18:9 Display, Dual Cameras, Face Unlock Launched at Rs 6999

The Chinese mobile manufacturer Coolpad has recently launched its budget smartphone Coolpad Mega 5A exclusively for Indian market. This feature-rich device is a worthy buy at Rs 6,999 and equipped with great specifications like Full view 18:9 display, Dual cameras, face unlock, powerful battery, runs on Android Oreo 8.1 operating system and will definitely give tough competition to similar priced phones of other brands. It will be available only in gold colour option.

Coolpad Mega 5A Specifications & Features

The device is slim and light in weight having dimensions of 148x70.8 x8.9 mm and weighs 148 grams. It flaunts a 5.47-inch HD+ IPS display with 720x1440 pixels resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum SC9850K chipset clocked at a frequency of 1.3GHz paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB expandable onboard storage (upto 128GB via a dedicated microSD slot). The fingerprint sensor is on the rear panel of the phone. In terms of optics department, it features a dual rear camera (8MP+0.3MP) with f/2.0 aperture and 5MP front facing camera to provide an immersive photography experience to the users. The other camera features included are dual LED flash, PDAF, panorama, Bokeh effect, beauty filters, shooting slow motion videos and QR-code scanning. The selfie camera ensures great clicks, video calling and is also used for face unlock. It runs on Google’s latest Android 8.1 (Oreo) operating system and derives its power from Li-ion 2500 mAH battery though it lacks the fast charging support. The connectivity features supported are dual SIM functionality, 4G VoLTE, WI-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microUSB and 3.5mm audio jack.

Conclusion

Coolpad Mega 5A is a budget smartphone equipped with features like dual primary camera, good processor, full view display and face unlock. Overall it is a great value buy and best suited for watching videos and playing games. It’s immediate competitor is similar priced Redmi 6A with 5.45 inch FHD+ display, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera and 3000 mAH battery.