Tech: Chinese hi-tech handsets for Rs 2000!
Nearly six months after the Chinese government de-licensed its mobile handset industry, the Indian markets are being flooded with unbranded Chinese phones. And this time, these are not entry-level phones but mid-level, feature-rich products at aggressive prices between Rs 2,000 and Rs 5,000. Most of these, branded mobile manufacturers said, would cost consumers at least three to five times more if they came from them. Mobile manufacturers through the Indian Cellular Association (ICA) estimate that 600,000 to 800,000 Chinese unbranded phones are making their way to India every month, accounting for 8 to 10 per cent of GSM-technology mobile phones sold in the country. According to research firm IDC, China shipped 85 million GSM handsets in the last fiscal. And it says China's percentage share is likely to go up since these phones offer swanky features ranging from 3 megapixel camera, terrestrial TV, music and MP3 players. Also leading branded mobile stores have started stocking such phones and are even offering warranties. For instance, Spice Group-owned mobile retail chain HotSpot imports Chinese mobile phones and provides its own warranty and back-end service support for the handset.
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Ya, they r havin lagre touch screen,nice camera n speaker..bt i found they aint suporting JAVA n its difficult fix thm if thr is any problm in phone eithr software or hardware
ya, these phones have awesome speakers, sometimes upto 8 speakers on a handset. and thier camera also is around 2-3MP. they also have television integrated, large touchscreen and sometimes support windows mobile. but its almost of no use to buy these, since even a small damage can render it useless... there is no one to service such phones....