Idea Aurus 3G Smartphone Specifications and Price in India

Idea's first version of 3G smartphone created a huge hit in India with a variety of promotional offers and wide advertisement. Now Idea has come up with a new 3G smartphone called Idea Aurus. Idea Aurus specifications are average but the smartphone will be getting good exposure in India because of its cheap price and promotional offers. Idea Aurus price in India and specifications are discussed here.

Idea Aurus comes with 3.5 inch screen size with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. The smartphone is powered by 800 MHz processor with 256 MB of RAM. Dual SIM is supported by Idea Aurus and for connectivity the smartphone have GPS, WiFi, 3G and Bluetooth. The camera is 5MP and for video calls (the main advertisement matter in older version) Idea Aurus have a VGA front camera. The memory capacity is 32 GB external and 512 MB internal. The smartphone is bundled with 4GB memory card and it is one of the promotional offer from Idea. The battery is 1300 mAh which looks to be descent.

Idea Aurus comes with Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread OS and is also bundled with number of apps. The main attraction among them is Idea TV app. The app is preloaded in Idea Aurus which allows you to see number of regional and foreign channels in the mobile. The service is available for free for three months with Aurus and after that you have to pay a service charge of 99 per month. The app is also available for other Android smartphones and can be downloaded from Google Play. The other preloaded apps of Idea Aurus are App Mall (Idea's app store), Android Manager, YouTube and other social networking apps such as Facebook, Twitter and Orkut.

Idea Aurus price in India is Rs 7,190. But Idea is offering a Rs 2,340 data and voice benefits along with the Aurus. To get the free benefits users have to recharge with a price of Rs 259. The free benefits include 10 minutes daily free voice calls, 2GB 3G data, Idea TV subscriptions all for three months. Idea Aurus will be available all over India through mobile retail stores and  Idea outlets. The Aurus will be getting tough competitions from similar priced smartphone like Karbonn A18, Micromax A84 Superfone.