HTC, Airtel and Qualcomm unveil the HTC Smart in India

Published on Mar 30, 2010

HTC and Bharti Airtel today announced an exclusive partnership to launch the HTC Smart in India in collaboration with Qualcomm Incorporated

Published on Mar 17, 2011

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As reported earlier that HTC Smart is slated to be launched soon in India, the device is officially confirmed at a press gathering organized in Delhi today. A friendly and compact design with HTC Sense experience, HTC Smart is the world's first commercial 3G smartphone based on Qualcomm's Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP)."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 smartphone experience for people looking to do more on their phone," said Peter Chou, CEO, HTC Corporation.The HTC Smart incorporates the latest cutting-edge features and is powered by Qualcomm's Brew Mobile Platform operating system. The stylish device sports a 2.8-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with QVGA resolution and is equipped with a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack. The HTC Smart also includes a 3.0 megapixel colour camera with fixed focus and flashlight.The device boasts of some special features that include FM Radio, Friendstream, Flashlight, mBollywood and Airtel App Central. HTC Smart comes preloaded with valude added apps that feature HTC Sense, HTC Widget, HTC Scenes, HTC Sync, Weather, Java support and Smart Dialer."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" said Sanjay Kapoor, CEO-India & South Asia, Bharti Airtel.HTC Smart utilizes Qualcomm's Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP), a powerful and popular mobile operating system that enables HTC to deliver the HTC Sense experience on more affordable smartphones.Bringing HTC Sense To The Masses, the HTC Smart's compact touch design integrates the pillars of HTC Sense - Make It Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected. People can customize their own personal experience using a variety of widgets for quick access to contacts, photos, music, weather and more.Also, the device features HTC Friendstream, an application that seamlessly aggregates social communication streams like Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr into one organized flow of updates. HTC Friendstream will help users to follow and organize their friends' status updates easily.The HTC Smart will be available through Airtel and all authorized HTC resellers by April 12 in top 30 cities across the country at a price of Rs. 9,990. Also, Airtel customers will get an exclusive offer for data and content with  HTC Smart. However, the prices may vary according to the local applicable taxes. 

 

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