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Olive’s launch of FrvrOn (or Forever On) entry-level phone wouldn’t have garnered any attention had it not been for one but important feature. The simple candybar is touted as a hybrid phone that has a slot to insert an AAA battery allowing the phone to charge the Li-ion battery whenever it’s short on juice.

It goes for a very affordable Rs. 1,699 and features a 1.5-inch color display, stereo headset, FM Radio, loudspeaker and polyphonic ringtones.