Information Madness

Huawei is preparing a fresh batch of handsets for the Indian market: two models running Android (Huawei U8300 and Huawei U8500) and two based on Brew OS (Huawei U9130 and Huawei C5600). The new set of handsets — Android and Hangout — use advanced chipset solutions from Qualcomm, the innovator of 3G technology and would be available for purchase in India starting August 1. While Huawei had its handsets in India already - for the CDMA platform, those were made for networks and did not carry the Huawei brand name prominently.

Huawei U8500 is a all touchscreen Android phone. It comes with a 3.2 inch WVGA display, 3.2 mp camera, Wi-Fi and HSPDA connectivity.While Huawei U8300 is a portrait QWERTY Android phone. Aimed at the youth market, it incorporates popular social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter. The U8300 is available in three bright colors: green, yellow and purple. It also comes with 3.2 mp and Wi-Fi.

The Hangout series includes a full range of stylish and feature-rich devices on GSM, CDMA and UMTS technologies and targets mid and higher segment of consumers. Aimed at young professionals, U9130 and C5600 models would cost between Rs.3,000 and Rs.5,000.

“With the Indian telecom industry growing at the rate of 20 million subscribers each month, and poised to reach 1 billion by 2015, Huawei sees traction in the Indian telecom device segment,” said Victor Xu, chief marketing officer, Huawei Device.

The company also disclosed the launch of its Rs.8,000 smartphone during Diwali.