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India’s very own mobile phone maker Micromax has announced the launch of X259, low cost Mobile Phone with a built-in solar panel priced at Rs. 2499.
The Micromax X259 Solar Phone is the company’s first solar phone which comes with a solar panel technology through which the phone automatically gets charged through solar power on exposure to sunlight. With unpredictable power cuts specifically in the rural areas this handset will be the perfect solution to address the issue of recharging the phone through electricity.
Micromax X259 features a 2.4” QVGA screen with a resolution of 240X320. The phone is powered with a 1000mAh Li-ion battery and facilitates dual SIM dual standby feature. The users can share images, videos, music with friends through the phone’s Bluetooth connectivity.
abhijith July 15, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Nice phone . . What ever else chineese Japanese Koran Blah Blah Blah . . . Nice to hear the word Indian mobile company . . . Wow get going more micromax
Lovegin July 15, 2012 at 2:02 pm
I Purchased Samsung Mobile with solar charging Facility,I put the whole day in sunlight to get charged but ,the charging was zero,i tried to return to seller,they didnt take back.We dont know micromaxs charging capacity.
Baba Firangi July 14, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Brother, there is a difference in outsourcing manufacturing to Chinese factories and bulk buying from Chinese cottage industry. Even iPhones are manufactured in China, but then apple does the R&D and testing and they make the manufacturer stick to a set quality standard. This is very different to what Mictomax does. Micromax and its ilk just scour for the cheapest deals with small Chinese factories, negotiate on a bulk price and buy off the products and ship them off to India to dump them here. The keyword here is “DUMPING”. They do this because the Margins are great, Indian Laws are Lax, and doing research and validation in labs requires serious investment. Something none of these so called Indian brands want to do. They just want to make money while the sun shines. While established Brands like Sony, samsung, LG etc. do some short of testing even for their cheapest phones because they are accounted for and hence cannot bring out an model into the market without clearing approvals for a minimum set of safety regulations.
PD July 14, 2012 at 2:38 pm
What about Spice ….?
MAHENDRA July 14, 2012 at 8:14 am
good…………..
Idris July 14, 2012 at 12:31 am
Most of Samsung handsets are low end chinese hardware.
Idris July 14, 2012 at 12:30 am
Samsung also does the same in a clever way….
Baba Firangi July 13, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Perfectly Said Dhiraj. Micromax is just a bulk importer of Cell Phones manufactured in workshops in China, like Videcon, Onida, Spice, iBall etc etc. They only deal with outright purchases and sales of chinese phones with no R&D capability of their own. Best part is, when searching on google for Manufacturing facilities of Micromax phones in India, one only gets to read reports of long stalled plans of micromax promoters intend to set up manufacturing facilities here at India. But considerable time has passed since then, and yet there has been no updates yet or any actual ground work on of any greenfield facility to this effect. And you, the common man of India, are only putting lives of your own as well as of your dear ones at Risk. There was recently a case where a chinese mobiles burst spotaneously right on a child’s face in Maharastra and the boy had to lose one of his eyes in the accident. His poor father could only blame himself for his decision to go for that shiny china made cell phone which could do all that a 10000 nokia could do for a fraction of the cost. The only thing the father can do for the rest of his life is to repent while his helpless child suffers for the rest of his life for no wrong doing of his own. People need to ask themselves, is it worth loosing a limb for saving a few hundred rupees. Even reputed brands are now coming up with decent handsets for very economical rates. And when any big brand releases a handset in the market, there is a lot of research and testing done on the circuitry to ensure the model meets the set safety and regulatory standards. I urge every one to play safe. Buy from reputed manufacturers only and help in forcing these chaeting indian resellers to stand up and start actually manufacturing their mobiles in India, thus in turn providing employment to people here in India.
PD July 13, 2012 at 7:19 pm
What an Idea…. Keep the mobile exposed to sun-light and u too wait…! Of course keeping eye on the cell…!
Dhiraj July 13, 2012 at 6:16 pm
All telecom talk subscribers let you know that Micromax is only Indian brand name but They imports all their products from China. Making Indians Foolish…
Samsung already launched Solar panel mobile in India several years ago.
Keshav Jha July 13, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Micromax should focus now on the quality aspect also. Still their handsets are nothing in comparison to Nokia and Samsung.
Bharat July 13, 2012 at 5:37 pm
@Pratik Gujarathi
Mr. Pratik, why you want this phone / technology in other brands. Micromax is a core Indian Brand, and let us support our own brand!!, FYI Micromax is one among the best Brand’s and they are not behind in producing quality handsets with unbelivable price tags.
Rohan Singh July 13, 2012 at 5:25 pm
Good ..other companies should learn from Micromax
Sougata Das July 13, 2012 at 5:10 pm
Well done Micromax!!!!
Pratik Gujarathi July 13, 2012 at 4:19 pm
Awesome technology !! It should come in other brand also