Telecom service provider Idea Cellular Wednesday launched a range of
3G smartphones starting from Rs.5,850 to promote its 3G services in the
country.
The Idea 3G smartphones come in two variants of 3.5 inch — Blade, and 2.8 inch — ID 280 with full touch capacitive screens. The smartphones are based on 2.2 Android Operating System with 3.2 mega pixel camera. Other features include GPS navigator software, FM radio, and MP3 player, WiFi, Bluetooth, social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, browser, Operamini, and pre-loaded Google and Youtube, besides range of other high-end features and Idea TV, which would be available for free for 3 months.
As an introductory offer Idea is offering data services worth Rs 3,500 with a Rs 259 pack, along with the new 3G smartphones. Hence ID 280, the smartphone which is originally priced at Rs 5,850, will be available to Idea 3G users for just Rs 2,609, and Blade, which is originally priced at Rs 7,992 will be available to for Idea 3G users for Rs 4,751. “The handset device can operate as a mobile phone, a mini computer and also act as a Wi-Fi router,”. At present the company is looking at a few thousand handsets, which will be available in stores by the end of the week. The officials declined to give the exact number they are sourcing from Huawei and ZTE.
Idea Blade Specifications.
Idea ID-280 Specifications.
The Idea 3G smartphones come in two variants of 3.5 inch — Blade, and 2.8 inch — ID 280 with full touch capacitive screens. The smartphones are based on 2.2 Android Operating System with 3.2 mega pixel camera. Other features include GPS navigator software, FM radio, and MP3 player, WiFi, Bluetooth, social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, browser, Operamini, and pre-loaded Google and Youtube, besides range of other high-end features and Idea TV, which would be available for free for 3 months.
As an introductory offer Idea is offering data services worth Rs 3,500 with a Rs 259 pack, along with the new 3G smartphones. Hence ID 280, the smartphone which is originally priced at Rs 5,850, will be available to Idea 3G users for just Rs 2,609, and Blade, which is originally priced at Rs 7,992 will be available to for Idea 3G users for Rs 4,751. “The handset device can operate as a mobile phone, a mini computer and also act as a Wi-Fi router,”. At present the company is looking at a few thousand handsets, which will be available in stores by the end of the week. The officials declined to give the exact number they are sourcing from Huawei and ZTE.
Idea Blade Specifications.
| Model name | - Blade | |
| Screen size | - | 3.5” |
| Camera | - | 3.2 Mega Pixel |
| OS | - | Android 2.2 |
| HSDPA | - | 7.2 Mbps |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| Capacitive Touch | - | Yes |
| Video Camera | - | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | - | Yes |
| Browser | - | Opera Mini |
| Memory | - | Expandable to 32 GB |
| Chipset | - | Qualcom |
| Social Networking | - | Yes |
| Gravity Sensor | - | Yes |
| FM Radio | - | Yes |
| Battery | - | Li-ion 1250mAH |
Idea ID-280 Specifications.
| Model name | - ID 280 | |
| Screen size | - | 2.8” |
| Camera | - | 3.2 Mega Pixel |
| OS | - | Android 2.2 |
| HSDPA | - | 7.2 Mbps |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| Capacitive Touch | - | Yes |
| Video Camera | - | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | - | Yes |
| Browser | - | Opera Mini |
| Memory | - | Expandable to 32 GB |
| Chipset | - | Qualcom |
| Social Networking | - | Yes |
| Gravity Sensor | - | Yes |
| FM Radio | - | Yes |
| Battery | - | Li-ion 1250mAH |
