Coolpad has entered the Nepali smartphone market by unveiling a lineup of four models, the Coolpad Cool 1, Note 3S, Mega 3 and Mega 2.5D.

James Du, CEO of Coolpad Global, and Ganesh Bahadur Shrestha, chairman of Jaima Intercontinental, the sole authorised distributor of Coolpad smartphones for Nepal, launched Coolpad’s flagship model Cool 1 amid an event on Monday. The other three models of Coolpad phones were also formally launched at the function.

“Coolpad always seeks to introduce technologically advanced yet easy to use products. We have high hopes that the Coolpad Cool 1 will perform well in the Nepali smartphone market,” Du said. “We have joined hands with Jaima International and are confident that this partnership will help us in offering quality products to Nepali customers.”

Coolpad is a global smartphone company based in China. It was founded in 1993 and designs and manufactures smartphones. 

Their newly launched product, the Coolpad Cool 1, is the first phone in Nepal to have a 13+13 dual rear camera setup, said the company in a statement. 

The rear camera in the Cool 1 has 13-megapixel sensors with an f/2.0 aperture and a dual-tone LED flash. One sensor in the camera handles colour while the other takes care of depth, detail and brightness.

The smartphone also sports an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.2 aperture and an 80-degree wide angle lens.

The 4G compatible phone is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor and comes with 4 GB RAM and an Adreno 510 graphic processing unit. 

The dual-SIM Cool 1 phone is powered by a 4,060 mAh battery. The phone is also equipped with a fingerprint sensor which, according to the company, can unlock the smartphone in just 0.15 seconds. The phone also features Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and USB Type-C.

The Cool 1 is priced at Rs30,996 and is available in gold colour variant. The Note 3S, Mega 3 and Mega 2.5D are priced at Rs20,999, Rs17,499 and Rs16,499 respectively.