Micromax Bharat 5 was launched in India on Friday, the latest low-cost 4G phone from the domestic brand. Besides its low price point, the Micromax Bharat 5 biggest highlight is its massive 5000mAh battery. There is also a bundled data offer, announced in partnership with Vodafone. The headset will only be available to buy via offline retailers in the country. The Micromax company at its launch event also announced that it will launch the more mobile phone in its Bharat-Series, with the Micromax Bharat 5 Plus and Micromax Bharat 5 Pro planned to be launched in the next two months. The Micromax company also said it hopes to sell over 6 million Bharat-Series phones by March 2018
Commenting on the launch, Shubhodip Pal, Chief Marketing and Chief Commercial Officer, Micromax Informatics, said “Micromax Bharat 5 like its predecessors will truly drive the next phase of headset adoption in the country, as a device with 5000mAh battery is pivotal for a market like India where the tier 3-4 cities still face severe power outage issues.”
Micromax Bharat 5 price in India, launch offers
Micromax Bharat 5 price in India has been set at Rs. 5,555, and it will be made available to buy via offline stores in the country. At this price point, it competes with the recently launched Redmi 5A, which apart from the battery offers better specifications. As for launch offers, Micromax says any new or existing Vodafone customer can with a 1GB data pack will get an additional 10GB of data a month for 5 months – totaling up to 50GB of additional data.
Micromax Bharat 5 specifications
The dual-SIM Bharat 5 runs Android 7.1 (Nougat), and sports a 5.2-inch HD (720 pixels by 1280 pixels) display. It is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, coupled with 1GB of RAM. The phone has a pair of 5 MP cameras on board, on the front and back, both featuring LED flash modules.
Micromax has put 16GB of internal storage on the Bharat 5, expandable up to 64GB via microSD card. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack, and Micro-USB.
The Bharat 5 has a 5000mAh battery, which the Micromax company claims is rated to deliver up to 2 days of battery life, and a standby time of up to 3 weeks.
