Microsoft has officially announced the coming of Windows Phone OS to India, complete with Windows Phone Marketplace, voice recognition support, and three new Mango handsets.
The
first of the Mango devices is the HTC Radar, which will be available in
the land of Bollywood as early as next week. It features a 3.8-inch
WVGA SLCD display, a 1GHz single-core processor, 512MB of RAM, a
5-megapixel rear-facing camera, a front-facing VGA shooter, and 8GB of
internal storage. The HTC Radar comes preloaded with localized apps that
cater to the Indian market and will be price at 23,990 rupees (about
US$485).
Second in the list is the Samsung Omnia W,
which comes with a 3.7-inch Super AMOLED screen, 1.4GHz processor,
5-megapixel rear camera with 720p video recording, and a VGA camera at
the front.
Lastly,
the Acer Allegro is expected to be the cheapest of the lot, providing
budget-conscious smartphone users access to Microsoft’s platform. As for
the specs, nothing has been provided yet, but who cares about specs if
its price is all that matters? The Omnia W and Allegro are expected to
be available in November, with the latter costing roughly $400.
Meanwhile,
the Windows Phone Marketplace will also provide a number of third-party
applications for Indian users like the Times of India newspaper and
daily deals service SnapDeal.
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