Airtel Introduces India’s First Android Phone

Hemanth Kumar — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:14:10 +0000

Google Android entered in India. Airtel brings the HTC Magic, Android powered touchscreen mobile phone to India. The launch is the India’s first Google Android OS powered mobile phone. HTC Magic available at Airtel Relationship Centers and authorized HTC resellers across 17 cities in India. And this unlocked phone is priced at around 30K INR.

The HTC Magic is a true entertainment and communication powerhouse. As the mobile phone is powered by Google Android OS, It provides the Google suite of services like Gmail, Search, YouTube, Maps and Google Talk. The device is enhanced with Outlook synchronization, SmartDialer, and an onscreen keyboard with predictive text. It has no physical Keyboard.

This Wi-Fi enabled device also supports High-speed 3.5G network connection. With the featured 3.2 megapicel camera you can capture stills as well as videos. PDF Viewer and Quickoffice applications are included for easy viewing of the documents.

Airtel customers to get free data download of 100 MB per month for 6 months. For more details check Airtel Press Release and HTC Magic. Via DI.

Pictures of HTC Magic:

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Video Tour: HTC Magic

Some of the specifications of HTC Magic:

Dimensions: 113 x 55.56 x 13.65 mm ( 4.45 x 2.19 x 0.54 inches)

Camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus

Weight: 116 grams ( 4.09 ounces) with battery

Connectivity:    Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
                      Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
                      HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)

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Airtel Introduces India’s First Android Phone