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Huawei Aims to Sell 1 Million Smartphones in India This Year

Huawei Aims to Sell 1 Million Smartphones in India This Year

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 29 September 2014 21:12 IST

Chinese telecom firm Huawei Monday said it aims to sell 1 million smartphones in India this year as the company charts out a new retail strategy with launch of Honor series, which will be its online only brand.

The company launched four devices under Honor series, which will be available exclusively on Flipkart and there will be no offline retail.

"We are aiming to sell 1 million smartphones in 2014 and are on track to achieve our target," Huawei Telecommunications India CEO Cai Liqun said in New Delhi.

(Also See: Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0 Tablet With Voice Calling Launched at Rs. 9,999)

The company said as part of the strategy, it will sell Ascend series handsets through offline retail and Honor series through online medium with Flipkart.

"Honor series will be our online brand. The Ascend series phones will be available on retail stores and we will continue to strengthen our distributor network," Huawei India President (Consumer business group) Allen Wang said.

"At the onset of the festive season, the devices including - two smartphones - Honor 6 and Honor Holly and two tablets - Honor X1 and MediaPad T1 8.0 will be available to the 26 million regular visitors of Flipkart," Wang said.

(Also See: Huawei Honor Holly With 5-Inch HD Display Officially Announced in India)

Priced at Rs 19,999 and the flagship device, Honor 6 is a 4G phone, which comes with 3GB RAM and 13-megapixel rear camera.

Asked about launch of more 4G devices in India, Liqun said, "The availability of more 4G devices in India will depend on the network rollout by operators. The USD 100 4G phone is likely to be available in China by the end of this year and it will also be brought to India later depending on the rollout by telcos," Liqun said.

Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0

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Display 8.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm MSM8212

Front Camera 0.3-megapixel

Resolution 800x1280 pixels

RAM 1GB

OS Android 4.3

Storage 8GB

Rear Camera 5-megapixel

Battery Capacity 4800mAh

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Honor Holly

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Value for money
Competent performance
Good amount of storage space

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Below average camera performance
Glossy rear cover

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Display 5.00-inch

Processor MediaTek MT6582

Front Camera 2-megapixel

Rear Camera 8-megapixel

RAM 1GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 2000mAh

OS Android 4.4

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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Honor 6

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Good
Blazing fast performance
Good, crisp display
Good 5-megapixel front camera

Bad
Unassuming design
Middling primary camera performance

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Display 5.00-inch

Processor HiSilicon Kirin 920

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 3000mAh

OS Android 4.4

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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