Micromax holds the record for being the largest Indian domestic handset company, in terms of the units shipped during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and the third largest mobile handset seller as on March 31, 2010. Adding one more feather to its cap of remarkable achievements, Micromax has announced the release of modu T – the world’s lightest 3.5G touch phone – in India. The modu T holds a Guinness World Record, with a feather-weight of 55grams excluding the accessories or attachments. This product is a result of the joint association between Micromax, modu, Qualcomm and Aircel (official service carrier).
[RELATED_ARTICLE]You would be surprised to know what the modu T has in store for the common man and the tech-savvy gadget geeks alike. It brings compactness and portability with the assurance of affordability at a tempting price of Rs. 12,500. The display is just 2.2-inches in size and the whole mobile accounts to a matchbox size sans the modu attachments. The innovative assortment of modu attachments include: camerafy, sportfy and textfy. The “fy” terminology signifies the enhancement features that can redefine the smartness of the modu T smartphone in different ways. You could reportedly slide in the modu T phone into the compact and intuitive 5MP camerafy and start capturing or sharing the most cherished moments of your life. Sportfy is meant to serve you as the exercise companion, providing stats on your training schedule, workouts, route tracker and performance online. Finally, the textfy adds the QWERTY keypad modification to your modu T touch phone, giving you the freedom of ergonomic typing and comfortable usage, particularly if you are computer geek! Adding the icing on the cake, Micromax in association with Aircel promises you 3 months of free 3.5G data service, that could serve your evaluation needs.
The phone reportedly ships with feature-rich funtionalities including web access, Instant Messaging, direct links to different social networks, as well as a built in FM radio, GPS, and music player. modu T is also said to include a wide variety of applications such as: YouTube, Google Search, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, TuneWiki, eBuddy, Snaptu and operate on Qualcomm’s Brew operating system.
With all due credit, the modu T promises to revolutionize the 3G touch phones in India, with a hint of lifestyle accessories and ultra-portable form-factor. The modu T is proposed to launch on 22nd October in India and is expected to be bundled with a 2GB memory card. We are just itching to get our hands dirty with this mini-wonder, and will have a review for you very soon.