India's largest Mobile service operator Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of HTC Smart mobile phone in India. The HTC smart is World’s first commercial 3G smart phone based on Qualcomm’s Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP OS).
The stylish HTC Smart equipped with 2.8-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with QVGA resolution and is equipped with a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, 3.0 mega pixel color camera with fixed focus and flashlight.
With the HTC Smar one can customize their own personal experience using a variety of widgets for quick access to contacts, photos, music, weather and more. People are able to follow their friend's status updates using HTC Friend Stream, an application that seamlessly aggregates social communication streams like Facebook, Twitter, and Flicker into one organized flow of updates.
The phone will be available with Airtel Stores and HTC resellers in 30 cities across India at Rs.9990.
Speaking on the launch of HTC Smart on Airtel, Mr.Sanjay Kapoor, CEO-India & South Asia, Bharti Airtel stated "As the undisputed leader in the Indian telecom industry, Airtel is committed to constantly delighting its customers and offering innovations to enrich their experience. With the HTC Smart, Airtel customers will be the first in the world to experience a revolutionary Smartphone that is not only affordable but is also 3G-ready"
Mr. Peter Chou, Chief Executive Officer, HTC Corporation said "We're excited to launch the HTC Smart with Airtel in India first and Qualcomm, a company known for its innovations. HTC Smart offers easy-to-use widgets, browsing and connectivity at an affordable price. The integration of HTC Sense brings an unparalleled smart phone experience for people looking to do more on their phone.
HTC Smart Phone Specifications-:
| Technology / Frequency Bands | GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz 3G/ HSDPA/WCDMA : 2100 MHz (Up to 384 kbps up-link and 3.6 Mbps down-link speeds) Operating System-Qualcomm Brew platform |
| Built | Dimensions-104x55x12.8 mm Weight -108 g ( 3.81 ounces) with battery Form Factor-bar |
| Display | Size-240 x 320 pixels Type-color : TFT Colors-262144 colors |
| Camera | Camera- 3.0 Mega pixel Resolution-2048x1536 pixels Zoom-no Flash-yes Secondary Camera-No |
| Data/ Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0) GPRS EDGE 3G Internet Browsing- HTML |
| Media | Audio Playback- .aac, .amr, .qcp, .mid, .m4a, .mp3, .wma, .wav Video Playback- .mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .m4v Ringtones-Polyphonic FM Radio 3.5mm Headphone Jack |
| Memory | Inbuilt 256 MB Memory Slot- microSD/TransFlash |
| Battery | Type-Li – Ion, 1100 mAh Standby-450 hours Talktime-450 mins Up to 370 minutes for 3G/ WCDMA Up to 450 minutes for 2G / GSM |
| Price In India | Rs.9900 |
