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Kobian Releases Latest Mercury Phones - Roxy and Viva

These Mercury phones are aimed at budget and business users.

Ashish Koshy|Feb 01, 2011, 09:00:00 IST

The low-budget phone segment has been a major one which many companies have been catering to for quite a while now. Kobian is one such company and they have now launched their Roxy and Viva phones.

Viva and Roxy

Mercury Viva is a dual SIM handset that comes only in one colour - red. The phone boasts of a “unique feature” in the form of Magic Voice. All it does is let you change your voice. Following is a list of specs that Viva offers:

Bright LED Display
Bluetooth
1.3 Megapixel Camera
Expandable memory
MP3 support

The phone is powered by a 1700 mAh battery, with 8 hours of talk time and an 18 day standby time.

The other phone, Mercury Roxy has a metallic finish and is more of a business phone with support for MSN and Skype. Here’s a list of other specs of the phone:

2-inch LCD Display
Bluetooth
Expandable memory
FM Radio

The phone also has a built-in music player and has a built-in camera but there’s no word of how many megapixels it is.

While Viva is priced at Rs. 1,999, Roxy comes for Rs. 2,299. The phones are available at your nearest mobile retail outlet.

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