Indian handset manufacturer, iBall has announced the launch of a new Android smartphone called Andi Uddaan. The phone is specially made for females and come with an SoS button, just below its rear camera, that will allow them to alert their near and dear ones in case of emergency.
“If a woman finds herself stuck in a sombre situation, on pressing this SOS button – it immediately sets on a loud siren that alerts the people nearby along with messages and calls automatically made to the five pre-defined contacts,” iBall said in a press release.
It sends a message alerting of an emergency situation to the pre-defined contacts along with the location of the person based on geo codes. Capitalizing on the accessibility and effectiveness of social media, the phone then sends out a Facebook update too.
Besides, iBall Andi Uddaan has a pre-installed application ‘ICE’- In case of Emergency that allows the user to add vital personal details like blood group, medical history, details of persons to be contacted in emergency, etc. which can be very helpful in case of an emergency situation.
The phone also enables, when activated, GPS tracking by up to 10 people. This can be very helpful in knowing the whereabouts of the loved one, and parents can be at rest and peace. One can view the location of the person or can get the updates at pre-defined intervals.
Keeping females in mind, iBall has also made it much attractive with Swarovski Zirconia Crystal on the front for home button. The phone comes iBall Andi Uddaan comes with a 5 inch IPS touchscreen with qHD resolution. It has a 1.3Ghz Cortex A7 processor, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB internal memory, 32 GB expandable storage slot, 5 megapixel front camera, 8 megapixel auto focus rear camera, 2000 mAh battery, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system.
Besides, this 3G smartphone has dual SIM, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and a bunch of Sensors including G sensor, proximity sensor, and light sensor.