Dell enters India smartphone market, launches two 3G handsets

NEW DELHI: US computer-maker Dell made its entry into the highly competitive Indian smartphone market today with the launch of two high-end 3G-enabled handsets, priced at Rs 10,999 and 16,990 respectively.

The company is targetting both high and low-end users with the two smartphones, dubbed XCD28 (Rs 10,999) and XCD35 (Rs 16,990), it said here.

"With today's launch, we extend (our) pioneering edge to the smartphones market... as starting with the XCD series, we look to offer technology solutions to a much larger audience," Dell India General Manager Consumer & SMB Mahesh Bhalla said.

"India is one of the fastest growing global markets for mobile devices, as well as personal computers," Dell Inc Vice -President Worldwide Business Development & Strategy Farooq Butt said.

Other foreign companies that are already present in the Indian smartphone market are HTC, Nokia, Acer and Blackberry, but domestic companies are also trying to corner a slice of the pie through aggressive pricing of models.