HTC ChaCha Launched for Rs.15,990

HTC’s much awaited ‘Facebook phone’ has just been launched in India for Rs.15,990 and will be available in the market shortly. The phone will feature the beefed up 800MHz processor and Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. This will be HTC’s first touch and type QWERTY handset and will go on to compete with Nokia’s E6 and LG’s upcoming Optimus Pro.


What sets this phone apart from the competition is the dedicated Facebook button which is context aware meaning if you’re viewing a photo or a video, the button will light up allowing you to share that instantly with a single press. You can even update your status, upload a photo, share a picture, upload a video, share a link to a website by the same manner. Other features include:

2.6-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels
3G, Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS, Wi-Fi Hotpsot
Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP
5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash
3.5 mm audio jack
Memory expandable to 32 GB

Nokia E6 pre order starts today for India

Nokia India opens pre order for its latest Symbian Anna based Qwerty business smartphone, the E6, with a retail price of Rs 17,999.

Nokia India has started taking pre order registrations for its latest and the most awaited Qwerty smartphone, the E6, which was announced earlier this year.

It features the latest SymbianAnna operating system which upgrades the present Symbian S60 ^3 operating system. It carries a price tag of Rs 17,999 but is also available for three EMIs (Equated monthly instalment).

Nokia claims that with this device, emails can be typed and sent by using even one hand.

The screen is a 2.4-inch capacitive touch display with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. It's made of Corning Gorilla Glass for scratch resistance. The device comes with 8GB of internal memory and support for Micro SD cards up to 32GB. The 1500mAH battery, as per Nokia's claim, provides a month on standby and 7.30 hours of talk-time over 3G and longer over GSM connections. Nokia E6 offers 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0 with support for stereo Bluetooth headphones through A2DP.

The device measures 115.5 x 59 x 10.5mm and weighs 133 grams. The eight megapixel full focus (EDOF) camera has a dual-LED flash, 2X digital zoom (3X in video mode) and offers HD 720p video recording at 25 frames per second.

Although the prebooking has opened for the device but there was no clarification from the handset maker on its expected delivery date.