MTS LAUNCHES BUDGET ANDROID SMARTPHONES

MTS India has launched two budget Android
smartphones called MTS mTag 3.1 and MTS Livewire.
The two smartphones, priced in the sub Rs. 5,000
category, run on Android 2.2 Froyo operating
system and feature Qualcomm's S1 Snapdragon
processors. According to reports, the MTS mTag 3.1 is
manufactured by Huawei, while MTS Livewire is
made by ZTE.
The MTS mTag 3.1 comes with a 2.8-inch capacitive
touchscreen and a 3.2 MP rear camera. The MTS
Livewire packs with similar set of features except that
it has a 2.8-inch resistive touchscreen. Both the phones
offer direct access to apps such as Google,
YouTube, Google Maps and Google Talk. Another
notable feature of the two smartphones is Voice
Search, which enables users to explore anything
without requiring to type.
The MTS mTag and MTS Livewire comes with several
MTSservices such as free SMSs, free talktime and
free data usages. Both these handsets comes with Live
TV and on-demand video playback service as well.
The MTS mTag and MTS Livewire are scheduled to be
launched inthe month of September. The final pricing
of the handsets of the smartphones has not been yet
disclosed.