Motorola has launched its Charm Android 2.1 handset in India, available bundled to Aircel services, including a SIM card and a 2GB microSD card at about Rs. 14,000. Competing directly with the LG Optimus One, the HTC Wildfire, and its own Flipout and Backflip, Motorola’s Charm boasts of a full QWERTY keyboard and a backtrack navigation pad to offset its relatively diminutive 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen.
[RELATED_ARTICLE]Featuring the Éclair OS overlaid with the Motoblur skin, the QWERTY device will be aimed at the SNS and SMS market. Faisal Siddiqui, Country Head India, Motorola Mobility, commented on the phone’s launch:
“Motorola strives to excite the Indian consumer with three way navigation capability – touch screen, QWERTY keyboard and the backtrack, which make messaging, browsing and social networking fast and easy.”
Benefits of the Aircel connection will be 9GB worth of downloads over a period of 3 months for pre-paid users, as well as 150 free local call minutes (Aircel to Aircel). Those who chose post-paid instead, will get 1GB of data usage free monthly for the first six months.