IDEA TO LAUNCH SELF BRANDED ANDROID PHONES

Telecom operator Idea Cellular will soon launch self-
branded Android smartphones in India.. On Idea
Cellular's earning conference, Idea MD Himanshu
Kapania disclosed that the company is prepping Idea-
branded Android smartphones in a bid to accelerate the
3G adoption. The Idea smartphones are likely to be
affordable and come with all the basic smartphone
features.
According to AndroidOS.in, Idea's first smartphone
is likely to be the rebranded version of Huawei Ideos
X1 Gaga. China-based manufacturer Huawei is an
OEM and provides smartphones to telecom operators
and other partners. Several rebranded versions of
Huawei devices are available in the market, such as
Spice Mi-410 and MTag 3.1. Idea is likely to follow
suit by launching the smartphone with a different
name. The name of the device is however not official
yet.
The Ideos Gaga runs on Android 2.2 Froyo operating
system, featuring a 528 MHz processor and 256 MB of
RAM. The device has 152MB of internal storage,
expandable up to 16GB via microSD card. It has a 2.8-
inch capacitive display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution
and 3.2MP camera. The Ideos X1 has a Li-ion 1200
mAh battery. On connectivity front, the Ideos Gaga
supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1.