Introducing CYANOGEN Operating System 12.1 to the GCC, Wileyfox boldly enters the region’s smartphone market in collaboration with Souq.com.
Wileyfox recognizes that each smartphone user has unique requirements and usage preferences. Smartphone users are also storing valuable and sensitive data on their devices, increasing the need for high privacy levels. We aim to give users the freedom to create their own unique smartphone experience with advanced customization features, and enhanced privacy settings. Our powerful and reliable products are carefully crafted, featuring cutting-edge technology, to provide tech-savvy GCC users with a cost-effective platform to practice their creative technical skills, said Nitin Sood, Managing Director, Wileyfox MEA.
The Wileyfox Swift, selling at only AED 499, features a 5 inch Gorilla Glass display, providing protection from damage and scratches. The Swift also features an impressive 13MP dual LED flash rear camera and a 5MP secondary camera with a wide range of shooting modes, a Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Chipset, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal ROM, expandable up to 32GB. Moreover, the Swift comes with an oleophobic coating which prevents fingerprints from soiling the screen.
The much larger and advanced Wileyfox Storm, selling at AED 799, features a 5.5 inch full HD display, an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Chipset, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal ROM, expandable up to 128GB. The smartphone’s camera, with a 20MP rear camera and 8MP for the front, is based on the Exmor sensor by Sony and it has a 5P lens with F/1.8 aperture, that is envy of most dedicated cameras. It is also able to record excellent Full HD videos at 60 frames a second (1920×1080).
Both smartphones have dual-SIM functionality and support 4G LTE connectivity.
Wileyfox will be exclusively available through Souq.com.
We’ll be revising the Wileyfox Swift soon, stay tuned.



