Huawei Launches the Ideos X5, X2 and Chat in India

Prices start from Rs. 8,199 onwards for all three Android smartphones.

Rossi Fernandes|Jun 11, 2011, 16:17:43 IST

More Android smartphones underway! Just a few hours back, we told you that Spice had brought the Mi-410 to compete in the mid-range smartphone segment and now, Huawei has brought the Ideos X5, X2 and the Ideos Chat to India. While the X2 and Chat will rather come in the entry-level Android smartphone category, the X5 will be competing in the mid-range market.

Any more Ideos for budget smartphones?

The Ideos X5 and X2 run on Android 2.2 aka FroYo whereas the Chat runs on Éclair which is Android 2.1. Let’s quickly take a look at the specifications of all three smartphones, starting with the Ideos Chat which has a QWERTY keyboard:

2.6-inch touchscreen
3G, Wi-Fi
GPS with A-GPS support
Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
3.15 megapixel camera with LED Flash
FM Radio
3.5 mm audio jack

The Ideos X2 has features like SNS integration and all the standard Google apps like Gmail, Maps, YouTube preloaded on the smartphone. It has the following specifications:

3.2-inch touchscreen
3G, Wi-Fi
GPS with A-GPS support
Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
3.15 megapixel camera
FM Radio
3.5 mm audio jack

Finally the Ideos X5 is the smartest of the lot in terms of specifications and price, as well. The smartphone is powered by an 800 MHz processor and with the following specs:

3.8 inch capacitive multi-touch display at 800 x 480
3G, Wi-Fi with Hotspot support
GPS with A-GPS support
Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
5 megapixel camera with LED flash, auto-focus and 720p video recording
FM Radio
3.5 mm audio jack

The Ideos X5 is priced at Rs. 14,999 whereas the X2 and Chat will come for Rs. 8,999 and Rs. 8,199 respectively.

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