Cheap phones will dominate the market in near future

Telecom companies, Samsung and Spice have come up with entry-level handsets for the Indian market.

Samsung's "Guru100" is a stylish bar-shaped handset equipped with features such as MP3 ring tones, mobile tracker, 9 hours talk time, and up to 500 phone-book entries.
The handset sports a 3.86cm LCD screen and a speaker phone for hands-free comfort. It also includes a Hinglish sms feature that recognizes both English and Hindi words.

Priced at Rs 1,949, "Guru100" weighs 78 grams and measures 104 x 44 x 16.3mm.

Meanwhile, Spice's new entry-level camera phone, "S-585" features FM Radio, VGA camera, and music player.

The one-touch FM Radio and MP3 player comes along with inbuilt speaker phones. Users can also watch videos on the 65K TFT color display. The memory slot is expandable up to 1 GB.

The S-585 comes with essential accessories, including a dual-corded headset and USB cable, and is priced at Rs 2,999.

More info>>
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has launched "Guru100", which is a bar shaped handset boasting of "young" features like MP3 ring tones, 500 phone book entries as well as mobile tracker. The Guru100 also has a Hinglish SMS feature that seems to be the current rage among Indian youth.

A 3.86 cm LCD screen and a speaker phone complete the impressive feature list of this phone, which is priced economically at 1,949.

Meanwhile mobile carrier Spice Telecom has introduced "S-585", an entry-level phone that again seems targeted at college-going youth. With FM Radio, VGA camera, and music player, the S-585 is sure to be lapped up rapidly.

The phone also has dual-corded headset, USB cable and an expandable memory slot of up to 1 GB. The S-585 is priced modestly at Rs 2,999.