| RECENTLY AFTERÂ the launch its latest Apple | | | | this year. The main attraction of this little HTC Smart |
| iPhone-3GS on March 26, this year, Bharati Airtel has | | | | phone is that it offers easy-to-use widgets, browsing |
| come up again with a brand new idea to launch its | | | | and connectivity at an affordable price. The integration |
| HTC smart phone 3G priced at Rs. 9,990, by this year | | | | of HTC lends to it a sense of reliability too as it is one |
| end. The largest cellular service provider also | | | | of the leading touch-screen manufacturers. It also |
| announced its exclusive partnership with | | | | incorporates the latest cutting-edge features and |
| Taiwan-based smart phone manufacturer HTC on | | | | sports a 2.8-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive high |
| Tuesday. The new HTC smart phone 3G is based on | | | | resolution screen and a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack. If |
| the U.S.-chipset maker Qualcomm's Brew operating | | | | you are looking for a 3G enabled budget smart phone, |
| system. | | | | then just grab it. |
| While designing Smart, HTC seems to have paid a lot | | | | "HTC Smart marks our strategic focus on India, the |
| of attention on its cost as Sanjay Kapoor from Airtel | | | | fastest growing telecom market in the world. The |
| said: "With the HTC Smart, our customers will be the | | | | demand for smartphones is also increasing fast, and in |
| first in the world to experience a revolutionary smart | | | | next three years it would account for around 40 per |
| phone that is not only affordable but is also 3G-ready." | | | | cent of the total handset sales.Our latest handset is an |
| As per the alliance, the touchscreen phone will be | | | | easy-to-use and affordable smart phone through |
| available exclusively on Airtel networks in 30 cities. | | | | which we aim to create a new category of smart |
| The company hopes to sell 3 lakh HTC Smart phones | | | | phones," said HTC Corporation CEO Peter Chou. |