Wileyfox Introduces Mobile Handsets for the Savvy Open Market Customer

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.