InFocus Bingo 21 first impressions: for selfie fanatics without deep pockets

The InFocus Bingo 21 looks like a decent proposition for its price"

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of the trends the Indian smartphone market saw last year, you'd notice that the entry-level and the budget segment witnessed a great deal of action. The year was dedicated to deliver value-for-money devices, and the phonemakers were inclined towards the sub-Rs 5,000 segment to offer the same. Henceforth, we saw phones like the YU Yunique, Coolpad Dazen 1 and the Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime getting quite poplar. Following the trend this is year is the American company InFocus, with its latest budget smartphone, dubbed the InFocus Bingo 21. Just like the debut offering InFocus M2 from the brand, the Bingo 21 is a selfie-centric device, featuring a 5MP front-facing camera, assisted by an LED flash. Priced at Rs 5,499, the smartphone looks like a decent proposition. We spent some time with the new InFocus Bingo 21, and here are our first impressions.

The InFocus Bingo 21 is a compact 4.5-incher, and hence, using it with one hand is not an issue. The phone is light, and the textured back panel adds to the good grip the phone offers. However, the girth doesn't fall in line with what's in trend right now and the phone is too thick for our liking. While the Bingo 21 is available in three colour variants, our demo model was black. Along with the aforementioned textured back panel, the phone features white trims all around the edges. Given it's crafted out of plastic, the InFocus Bingo 21 feels a bit flimsy, and is not something you can flaunt.