Swipe Elite Dual: This is the cheapest dual-camera smartphone in India

Bundled with Reliance Jio’s Football Offer, the effective price of Swipe Elite Dual comes down to ₹1,799.

Swipe Elite Dual features a dual-camera setup at the rear panel. (ShopClues)

Competition in the entry-level smartphone market heats up as Swipe on Thursday launched the cheapest dual-camera smartphone in India. Called Swipe Elite Du, the smartphone is priced at ₹3,999. The smartphone is available for purchase online via ShopClues. It comes in three colour options of black, gold, and silver.

Swipe's latest smartphone is also a part of Reliance Jio's football offer of ₹2,200 cashback. Under this offer, Swipe Elite Dual can be bought at an effective price of ₹1,799.

Announced in February, Jio's offer has a cashback of ₹2,200 for customers who activate this network for the first time on their 4G smartphones. Users will need to make a recharge of either ₹198 or ₹299 after which they will receive 44 vouchers of ₹50 on their MyJio account. These vouchers can be redeemed against subsequent recharges of ₹198 and ₹299.

Swipe Elite dual specifications

Swipe Elite Dual features a 5-inch LCD display with 'Shatterproof Glass' protection. The smartphone is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor. Swipe Elite Dual comes with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage which is further expandable up to 64GB via a microSD card.

For photography, Swipe Elite Dual sports a dual-camera setup which is a combination of 8-megapixel and 2-megapixel sensors. The dual cameras work together to achieve depth of field effect. Up front, the smartphone houses a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash for selfies.

The smartphone is fueled by a 3,000mAh battery. On the software front, it runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Its connectivity options include dual SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3.5mm audio jack and a micro-USB.