Datawind to launch cheap smartphones below Rs 3000

NEW DELHI: Datawind is set to enter India’s competitive smartphone market this week with two Android devices under Rs 3,000, targeting first time smartphone users and existing featurephone users in the price-sensitive segment. The Canadian company, which has tied up with a leading Indian carrier, will provide free internet for one year to consumers who buy these smartphones if they surf from the UbiSurfer web browser. However, consumers will have to buy data packs for accessing audio and video streaming, which are excluded from the free-internet plan.