Wileyfox has launched two new smartphones running on Cyanogen OS named ‘Swift 2’ and ‘Swift 2 Plus’. Priced at $197 approximately, the new Swift 2 comes with Aviation-grade aluminium metal back along with a fingerprint sensor for extra security of the phone. It is a Dual SIM phone with Hybrid slot running on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow based Cyanogen OS 13.1.
The phone sports a 5 inch HD IPS display offering 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and is protected with 2.5d Corning Gorilla Glass for longer durability. Wileyfox has powered up Swift 2 with Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor teamed up with Adreno 505 GPU and 2GB of RAM from which you can expect quite good performance. Coming to storage part, we get 16GB onboard memory with support of up to 64GB microSD card.
For photography fans, Wileyfox Swift 2 brings a 13 Megapixel rear camera with Dual LED Flash, PDAF and Samsung 3L8 sensor. There’s also an 8 Megapixel front-facing camera for video calling and selfies. The phone supports 4G LTE connectivity along with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and USB Type-C. Wileyfox has powered up the device with 2700mAh battery having Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 support.
Wileyfox Swift 2 Specifications:
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow based Cyanogen OS 13.1
- Hybrid Dual SIM slot
- Fingerprint sensor
- 5 inch HD IPS display with 2.5d Corning Gorilla Glass protection
1280 x 720 pixels resolution - Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit processor
- Adreno 505 GPU
- 2GB of RAM
- 16GB internal storage memory, Expandable up to 64GB using microSD card
- 13 Megapixel rear camera with Dual LED Flash, PDAF and Samsung 3L8 sensor
- 8 Megapixel front-facing camera
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and USB Type-C
- 2700mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 support
To get the best out of your Swift 2 phone, you can must download the Wileyfox USB driver and its PC Suite application from the below provided links. These are free and takes just one click to get the files on your desktop. Using these tools not only you can increases the phone’s productivity but also provides best security to the device by letting you sync essential data and information between phone and PC as well as with Clouds. For example, you can backup or sync all your contacts, notes, messages, emails, bookmarks, calendar entries, appointments, etc from phone to PC or to major cloud services like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and more. By doing so, you can access these data from anywhere, anytime.
Furthermore, using this small tool you can even manage or sync you multimedia files between phone and PC, keeping them safe and updated at both places. You can also share your mobile internet to PCs instantly over USB. This is very helpful when the system have no WiFi capabilities. There are lots more such important stuffs it does. PC Suite keeps the phone optimized for performance with latest firmwares. It is the best tool you can have to manage the entire phone more effectively directly from computer screen. Similarly, USB Driver is must because without drivers no computer will detect your Wileyfox smartphone. It is also required while rooting or installing Custom ROMs on your phone. So, go ahead and download both the tools right away.