Lenovo launches India's cheapest 4G smartphone

Chinese tech giant Lenovo unveiled the country's most affordable 4G LTE smartphone, priced at Rs 6,999 as it looks to cash in on the booming demand for high-speed data services.

Lenovo's A6000 supports both LTE bands in India - FDD 1800MHz (Band 3) and TDD 2300MHz (Band 40).

Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2GHz quad-core processor, the handset has a five-inch display, Android KitKat KitKat operating system, 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory (expandable upto 32GB).

It also features 8MP rear and 2MP front camera and 2,300 mAh battery. Lenovo has partnered homegrown e-commerce major Flipkart to sell the device exclusively.

Lenovo's A6000 was unveiled at the CES held in Las Vegas from January 6 to January 9, 2015. The device has been aggressively priced to compete with Xiaomi's Redmi Note 4G (Rs 9,999) and Yu's maiden device - Yureka (Rs 8,999).