Coolpad sells 15,000 units of Note 3 in Amazon flash sale

Chinese handset-maker Coolpad has announced that it has sold 15,000 units of its first fingerprint smartphone, Note 3, in less than five minutes in a flash sale on e-commerce website Amazon.in. The smartphone, which is priced at Rs 8,999, was launched in India on October 9, 2015.

Commenting on the milestone, Syed Tajuddin, CEO, Coolpad India, said, “We feel vindicated by our consumers’ decision, it is no more a cake walk to sell a smartphone to the tech savvy Indian audience, but behind our competitive pricing is Coolpad’s brand philosophy of bringing affordable technology to all, we witnessed a phenomenal response during our pre-sale registration process and knew we had connected with the people, Coolpad Note 3 is definitely a one up in its category”.”

Noor Patel, Director, Category Management, Amazon India said, “The response from customers to the Coolpad Note 3 has been incredible. The number of orders that were placed on Amazon.in for the product in a matter of seconds from across the country, stands testimony to the eagerness with which customers were waiting to own the phone.”

Coolpad Note 3 offers fingerprint sensor which is placed at the back and is made by FPC 1025. The phone supports 360 degrees finger rotation capability along with 3D image quality. The other specifications include a 5.5 inch HD screen, 3GB of RAM, and 16GB of in build storage. The smartphone supports 4G LTE, 3G and GSM network frequencies along with a dual-SIM slot. It features a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash and auto focus alongside a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, both with CMOS image sensor. It is powered by a 3,000mAh battery.