MUMBAI: Chinese telecom giant Huawei has announced the launch of a bunch of new phones in the Indian market under two series of mobile devices -'Hangout' and 'Android'.
Huawei has launched two phones under each series as of now and both the series of phones use Qualcomm's chipset solutions.
The Hangout Series includes a range of devices that are feature phones based on GSM/CDMA/UMTS platform. It has mid-range devices to high-end ones as well.
U9130 - This device, aimed at the youth and professionals, comes with support for e-mail and integration with social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter etc. The phone is 3G ready and comes with a QWERTY keypad. There is a front camera for video calling as well.
C5600 - The C5600 is a CDMA phone on the OMH platform which means you can use it on any CDMA network in India. This one is more of a multimedia handset with a penchant for music. The phone is ultra slim and like the U9130, comes with support for social networking
The Android series are obviously Android based smartphones that range from the affordable to high-end price bracket.
U8300 - The U8300 is a QWERTY keypad laden device running Android mainly aimed at the youth and professionals who are on the lookout for an Android smartphone. It comes with popular social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter widgets preloaded. Other features including multiple emailing solutions, support for 3G and multimedia support.
U8500 - The U8500 again focuses more on the social networking bit. It is a touchscreen device boasting of a large 3.2-inch display. There is an optical track pad for navigational purposes.
Huawei is yet to reveal the pricing details of these phones but has said that all devices would be priced between Rs. 7,000 and Rs. 10,000.
The phones will be available for purchase in India starting 1 August.