LONDON, August 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Cyanogen Powered Handsets, Quality
Hardware and Pricing Geared at Disrupting Mobile Market
Wileyfox has announced it will launch with two, competitive,
open market handsets - Swift and Storm. Available online only, each
handset boasts a Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processor and
will be the first to come pre-loaded with Cyanogen OS 12.1 in
EMEA.
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Swift will retail at £129 (€179) and Storm at £199 (€279) and
will be available from September and October respectively. They are
both highly customisable and with exceptional data security
settings enabled by Cyanogen and Qualcomm's SecureMSM™ technology.
Both are finished in premium materials, such as Swift's Corning®
Gorilla® Glass display, and offer extraordinary value for
money.
Built on Android™, the Cyanogen powered experience gives
users the freedom to customise their mobile experience from
scratch. Privacy control over data shared with apps, full UI
customisation and the elimination of bloatware - to free up storage
space and processing power - are all central to the groundbreaking
OS.
Wileyfox after sales service features market-wide call centres
for advice, support and repairs. Both devices will be available
exclusively online, at wileyfox.com as well as at leading e-tailers
across the region including Amazon, Ebay, JD, Souq, Expansys and
Clove.
Nick Muir, European Chief
Executive Officer at Wileyfox comments, "Our target customer values
choice, security and reassurance. These savvy individuals do not
want their data made available beyond their control. They want to
be able to change the appearance of their screen, beyond just the
wallpaper and lock-screen. They want efficient, personalised
shortcuts and gestures. They want friendly, helpful 24/7 customer
service. And above all they want great quality, premium
handsets with the latest technology. Responsive, well-built,
reliable, quick-charging handsets with great battery life. And
that's what Wileyfox is all about."
Customisation - Cyanogen offers users the ability to
personalise everything on the handset from soft and hard keys to
gesture controls and deep customisation using the Themes app.
Themes lets users completely modify the look and feel of the
phone's interface, including wallpapers, fonts, icons, boot
animations, and even third party apps. Wileyfox owners can choose
from the myriad of apps built for Android but have the freedom to
build their own mobile experience from the ground up if they so
desire.
Privacy & security - In a world where people want to
protect their data and privacy, Cyanogen makes it easy to control
what, where and when data is shared with Privacy Guard.
Extensive security features include Protected Apps to keep
selected apps out of sight in lockable folders on the home screen.
PIN Scramble to randomise the numbers behind the device's
password, and Blocked Caller List, which blocks incoming
calls and texts from selected numbers. The Qualcomm SecureMSM
technology is the foundation of some of the Cyanogen OS privacy
features. It includes security hardware and firmware, or more
precisely, a feature called SecureBoot, which both the Storm and
Swift are equipped with to ensure that your precious information is
secured.
Enhanced experiences - Cyanogen delivers a number of rich
enhancements across audio, dialer, email, browser, camera and
screen display. Audio FX improves the audio playback quality when
listening to music and LiveDisplay intelligently adjusts the
brightness and contrast of the screen, based on lighting conditions
and the time of day. Truecaller integrated Dialer provides caller
ID, spam detection and blocking.
Quality components - The Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 and 615
processors (embedded in Swift and Storm respectively) offer
extended battery life. In addition, each handset boasts rear and
front-facing cameras with rapid auto-focus and high-quality,
low-light photography, HDR and panorama mode features as
standard.
European infrastructure - European call centres offering
efficient and effective after sales service for Wileyfox customers.
A replacement screen service is available for £9.99 a year
and there's a three year extended warranty for the same price.
Partner Quotes
Cyanogen
Vikram Natarajan, Senior Vice
President of Global Partnerships and Distribution for Cyanogen
says: "Our partnership with Wileyfox brings the user-oriented
proposition to life by giving consumers unlimited possibilities to
customize their device experiences. We're excited to come together
with Wileyfox to bring real differentiation to consumers in EMEA,
and a better Android experience in a number of areas including
device performance, customization, privacy and security, and
enhanced apps."
Qualcomm
Roberto Di Pietro, VP business
development at Qualcomm Europe says: "Today's mobile devices need
to be powerful, fast and reliable and Snapdragon processors are
specifically designed to deliver advanced connected mobile
computing experiences across video, imaging, graphics and
interactive applications. Partnering with new mobile brands such as
Wileyfox is important for us to help deliver the next generation of
mobile experiences to more users across Europe."
Product Specifications
Wileyfox Storm
Price: £199 / €249
Network: 4G LTE/ Dual SIM/ unlocked, compatible with all European
providers
Display: 5.5" Full HD Display
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Chipset, Octa-Core
OS: Cyanogen OS 12.1 based on Android Lollipop 5.1
Camera: 20MP Rear Camera / 8MP Front Facing with flash and range of
shooting features
Video: MP2/4, AVC, HEVC, Sorenson, realVideo 4, wmv2/3 VP8
Audio: AAC, MP3, FLAC, DTS, AC-3, HE-AAC, MPEG-1 Layer II, Cooker,
Vorbis, WMAV2
Connectivity: WiFi 2.4GHz, protocols 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v.4
(LE)
Memory: 32GB ROM + 3GB RAM. Expandable MicroSD up to 128GB
Dimension & weight: 155.6 x 77.3 x 9.2mm, 155g
Battery: Non-removable 2,500mAh
Note: Shipping without a charger in the box.
Wileyfox Swift
Price: £129 / €169
Network: 4G LTE/ Dual SIM/ unlocked, compatible with all European
providers
Display: 5" HD Corning® Gorilla® Glass
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Chipset, Quad Core
OS: Cyanogen OS 12.1 based on Android Lollipop 5.1
Camera: 13MP Dual LED Flash Rear Camera / 5MP Front Facing, range
of shooting features
Video: MP2/4, AVC, HEVC, Sorenson, realVideo 4, wmv2/3 VP8
Audio: AAC, MP3, FLAC, DTS, AC-3, HE-AAC, MPEG-1 Layer II, Cooker,
Vorbis, WMAV2
Connectivity: WiFi 2.4GHz, protocols 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v.4
(LE)
Memory: 16GB ROM + 2GB RAM. Expandable MicroSD up to 32GB
Dimension & weight: 141.15 x 71 x 9.37, 136g
Battery: Removable 2,500mAh
Note: Shipping without a charger in the box.
About Wileyfox
Wileyfox is an online only handset brand that offers consumers a
democratic, freedom-rich mobile experience that is intuitive and
highly customisable, highly spec'd and competitively priced. The
company is agile, spirited, competitive and independent.
Wileyfox is a disruptive company that leverages the best in
Chinese hardware manufacturing with the best of Silicon Valley
software with a fully established infrastructure: supply chain,
customer service and add on services. Wileyfox is a privately held
company with its HQ in London, UK
and operations internationally.
For more information, visit http://www.wileyfox.com.
Wileyfox® is a registered trade mark in the UK and EU.
About Cyanogen Inc.
Cyanogen is reimagining mobile computing, giving power to the
people to customize their mobile device and content experiences.
The CYANOGEN® operating system is built on Android and known for
its revolutionary personalisation features, intuitive interface,
speed, improved battery life, and enhanced security. With a rapidly
growing global user base and a vibrant community of developers,
we're intelligently connecting smartphone consumers to people,
apps, and things they love. For more information, visit Cyanogen's
website, Google+, Twitter, and Facebook.
About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G
and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated
includes Qualcomm's licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority
of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along
with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering,
research and development functions, and substantially all of its
products and services businesses, including its semiconductor
business, QCT. For more than 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and
inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications,
linking people everywhere more closely to information,
entertainment and each other. For more information, visit
Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.
Notes to Editors
The Snapdragon 615 processor, in the Storm device, sets the
standard for high-tier mobile device design with the industry's
first commercial 64-bit capable processor with Octa-core CPU
architecture, and integrated 4G LTE, for virtually seamless
communications and outstanding battery life.
The Snapdragon 410 processor, found in the Swift device, delivers a
quad-core, 64-bit performance and 4G LTE integration as well, and
offers a powerful combination of features, performance and battery
efficiency.
Google and Android are trademarks of Google,
Inc.
SOURCE Wileyfox