Obi is quite aggressive in rolling out numerous smartphones into the market with attractive pricing and decent specifications. After the launch of Racoon S401 and Fox S453, the firm has listed the Hornbill S551 on its official website without any word regarding its pricing and availability.

According to the listing, the Obi Hornbill S551 is based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system and flaunts a 5.5 inch HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels that will make it usable. Powering the smartphone is a 1.3 GHz quad core MediaTek MT6582 processor that is backed by 1 GB of RAM.

In terms of imaging, the Hornbill S551 is equipped with a 13 MP Sony IMX111/ IMX219 rear snapper that is supplemented by LED flash. Also, there is a front facing 5 MP selfie shooter onboard for video conferencing. The rear camera includes features such as HDR, face beautification, multi shot panorama, face detection and more.

There is 8 GB of native storage capacity in the Obi offering and it can be extended externally by another 32 GB using a micro SD card. Other aspects of the Hornbill S551 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/ aGPS, 3G and dual SIM functionality. The 2,220 mAh battery under its hood will provide a backup of 8 hours of talk time and 200 hours of standby time.

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