Spice Steller Mettle Icon with 5-inch display and dual core processor launched at INR 6,999

Spice Steller Mettle Icon has 5-inch display on top with the pixel density of 480*854 pixels. There is a 1.3GHz dual core processor on board along with a Mali 400 GPU. The smartphone has 512MB RAM. The Mettle Icon runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system. The Spice steller Mettle Icon price INR 6,999.

At back, there is 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash. There is a VGA front facing shooter too at front for video calling and self-portrait.

The smartphone comes with 4GB of internal storage along with up to 32GB memory card support.

On the connectivity front, it has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G and GPS built-in. The smartphone is dual SIM smartphone with both the SIM card 3G support.

The one thing is very disappointing in this smartphone is its battery, it has 5-inch display and has only 1800mAh battery. A 5-inch display smartphone will need more juices to long last up to at least 6 hours. So this battery in Spice Steller Mettle Icon cannot complete the need of this smartphone.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. T M Ramakrishnan, CEO – Devices, Spice Retail Limited, said “Spice has been the enabler for its consumers to dream big. Taking the idea forward is this new product from the Spice stable that gives its consumers the sheer visual pleasure of watching media content and internet browsing on a large 5inch screen, the most desired upgradable screen size for today’s consumers. With the launch of the Mettle Icon, Spice aims to increase its smartphone market share considerably.”