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Huawei’s Own branded Data cards & WiFi Router
Huawei has been geared up to capture Indian device market. I use ‘device’ as they already launched a tablet, two Cloud based Android powered smartphones and a feature phone in November 2011.
Huawei has an eminent presence in the field of CDMA handsets, 3G & EVDO data cards, but mostly the devices are sold via operators. Now Huawei launches factory unlocked (operator agonist) 3G/HSPA data card and a pocket WiFi router at Rs 1800-1900 and Rs 5000 around respectively.
Though I like that Huawei atlast come to open market, which is crowded with Micromax, Lava, ZTE (under Beetel branding) & others but at this price Huawei open market devices can not attract me. Operator locked devices of same specs are available in market at lower price, and unlocking is easy and free in most of the cases. So why should I pay a little extra?
Rise of Samsung: Nokia Trying Hard but nothing happening
Samsung is turning to be arch-rival for top mobile handset companies. After it hits Apple in US with their catchy commercials – ‘The Next Best Thing is Already Here’ Samsung brings the warfront to India. For Samsung India is a crucial market, Galaxy S II arrived India before US launch and at a lower price.
Samsung currently most aggressive player in handset market flooding each price bracket with multiple solutions with Android or Java feature phone. When Nokia came up with Lumia800 Samsung starts its ambush marketing for Omnia W. Feature wise Omnia W is almost similar to Lumia 800 except Omnia has front camera and 8 GB internal memory while Lumia800 has 16 GB internal storage and no front camera.
Omnia W (20K) comes at a price around 10K less than Lumia 800 (30K). Why should I pay more for almost equivalent phone from Nokia?
From my personal experience Samsung improves its after sales services at a greater level, along with its mainstream product servicing line.With Android portfolio Samsung bets high on smartphone arena.
Samsung’s cheapest Android phone Galaxy Y comes with 832MHz processor, Android 2.3.6 and at price of 7500 INR. They are also gearing up to enter dual SIM smartphone market with dual SIM Androids. Any place from Nokia? I do not think so! Nokia cannot bring WindowsPhone 7 with dual SIM support at this price and Symbian is counting death due to Nokia’s policy to go with Windows Phone.
Aakash tablet – Why Should We Stay Away?
Price barrier breaker Aakash tablet, for me is a big no-no! First of all it is already late-arrived, and tablet market is evolved a lot. A slight late and Adam Ink slipped out. Aakash is at the same time too much low featured. A mere 350 MHz processor will not help any student to work on it.
A lagged processor and resistive touch will give almost no pleasure to any students except the Govt of India tag and the pricing. Those pre-booked the Aakash will find themselves in quite trouble to use it effectively when it will arrive at their doorsteps.Aakash has no GPRS connectivity, but Wifi is there.
But in Wifi market is still under developed in India. How many of you can suggest free WiFi services over the country? This problem is not only for rural area, but also for urban & metro areas. Big thumbs down!
Also DataWind, the Canadian company behind Aakash or UbiSlate has no presence for after sales services of their tablets.
Aakash 2 or UbiSlate 7+ comes with some upgrades but it is also sold out, and I am not still bought off. Sales figure may say it is hit, but without a review it would be foolish to buy a tablet while Blackberry & Motorola show massive price cut on their tablets.
Tomas January 6, 2012 at 5:35 pm
Nice topic.thanx to TT.
Rohan Singh January 6, 2012 at 5:03 pm
@Amit.G
Before launching, all the phones follow a special process made by Gov to make sure the product is Safe. Even Ideos u8150 came late though it entered in Dec 2010 but it was only launched in Feb 2011 after security clearance. so these products are safe.
PD January 6, 2012 at 3:17 pm
IT is high time that all the service providers should come up with “universal” (unlocked) paraphernalia in telecom industry. Say: bye-bye to bundled pieces ! Hats off Huawei !
Vikas Patidar January 6, 2012 at 12:48 am
Wouldn’t they compared Omnia W with the Lumia 710? Both are having almost same specs except Lumia 710 has no front cam and gyro sensor. Also Lumia 710 is priced 19K and Omnia W is priced at 20K. But comparison with Lumia 800 is ridiculous at the moment.
LOL good term mentioned “Ambush Marketing”. I thought they have started painting their products on the airplanes also like Nokia did with Jet Airways.
sAm January 5, 2012 at 10:50 pm
@Varun
Ya definitely..but u can’t predict d future of g+. Not many days ago,facebook was also not doin arnd very gud.D pictur reversed 2day.
Similarly Android is d most demanded OS 2day in d market n with d acqstn of Motorola they wil get more aggressiv at d same tym can utilise d channels of Motorola too.
So this is 1 of d gr8est mrktng strtgy dey had taken which wil b proved in d coming yrs.!!
Anandh January 5, 2012 at 10:32 pm
Airtel new offer in Tamilnadu sim 25 rs talktime 100 rs. Gprs free for 10 days. Airtel to airtel 10 paisa for 3 months. Other calls 60 paisa.
RDB January 5, 2012 at 9:33 pm
@Amit.G
true LOL technology
funniest part of Windows mobile is it does not support external memory card
Raman January 5, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Samsung is the most promising player in current market scenario.. Anyone can see the kind of growth that has been seen in Samsung market, may be android phones or tablets.. They are doing pretty well, not becoz of name, but giving a superb products with best-in-class features and most importantly competitive pricing.. There are many other tablets at low pricing, but see their uptake in market.. and once you will use capacitive screens, (which every touchscreen-lover sees in advt or experience around) u will be feeling like being fooled.. Akash cant lead the satisfied market even with 14 Lacs advance booking.. The advantage which I can see with these kinda products is that it will work like Reliance’s “Mera sapna, sabka apna” thing, where there will be a tablet in every Indian hand. Which is in a way good for our country.
Saurabh January 5, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Aakash has nothing in it that can attract me. Even if they put capacitive TS, 1.5GHz processor, HSPA etc. in it and make it a Rs.12000 tablet, I won’t go for it. A waste product by a stupid company.
Datawind also sells Ubislate in other countries with same low price USP but reviews are worst.
Amit.G January 5, 2012 at 6:17 pm
@Rohan
But still its not proven that Huawei products are safe for national security. You cannot trust chinese people.
Narasimha Swamy January 5, 2012 at 6:15 pm
samsung omnia w has front cam proof: gsmarena.com/samsung_omnia_w_i8350-4200.php
Varun January 5, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Google is good but it isn’t something really great.Their nexus phone is a flop.Hope you heard about g+ too.
Rohan January 5, 2012 at 5:38 pm
Huawei products are really good on quality. Even Nokia is nothing. I have seen my friends using Ideos U8150, U5510 and mediapad.
Amit.G January 5, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Yes samsung is now the largest and fastest growing smartphone vendor in world including india when it left behind Nokia in november. And i agree with RDB That Nokia itself is responsible for death of symbian since Nokia itself didn promot its new symbian belle aggressively but as per Nokia the os has reached its peak, now tier is no room for further development of os since its facing engineering challenges and codes got fragile. Clearly Now Nokia is betting big on Windows but how many people like Windows? I dont think so that people will accept a phone which dont give options to set a wallpaper and customise the screen with live widgets(just like android and symb belle). Nobody likes those tiles popping up all the time. And more over there are lot of limitations with Windows, 1st One cannot set their favourite song as ringtone, cannot send files excluding certain limit via bluetooth, poor battery backup.
sAm January 5, 2012 at 4:15 pm
With Google’s acquisition of Motorola,letz c what happens in d coming years….!!
Since d name is GOOGLE, they can give a serious threat to d growth of Samsung..