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That's fast! Yes, we are already getting more details of Pepsi upcoming P1 Android handset that will launch only in China. The soft drink company first foray into the handset business will be built by an unnamed phone manufacturer.Pepsi is still coy about revealing details of its smartphones but some insiders are spilling the beans already.
Specs
According to Mobi picker, which first broke the news of the Pepsi phone, the upcoming handset will be named P1 and will sport a 5.5-inch 1080p display(1920 x 1080), a 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage(we do not know whether you can expand it with a microSD card for now),MediaTek MT6792 chipset with a processor speed of 1.7GHz(gigahertz).

Furthermore, the P1 handset will arrive with  a 13MP rear camera for capturing stunning pictures and 5MP front-facing camera for all your selfie magic. It will run on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system and will get power from a 3,000 mAh battery.

Pricing
While we still have to wait until October 20 to get  all the information about the P1 smartphone directly from Pepsi Co, price of the P1 has been revealed by several media houses in China. The P1 will cost CNY 1,299 or $200 or N40,000.

The specs are not bad for a mid-range handset with that asking price. Do you still Pepsi entering the handset business will prompt rival Coca-Cola to launch its own smartphones?