Haier launches new range of touch screen GSM phones

New Delhi, July 24 (UNI) Haier Telecom today launched its new range of touch screen GSM mobile phones in the country.

''We wanted to be different from the market clutter and, hence, a new range of mobile phones with unique design and style are being launched with touch screen,'' Haier Telecom MD Arun Khanna said in a statement here.

The series, priced between Rs 7,000 to Rs 12,000, has been launched in three models-- M2000, M230 and M260.

M2000, available in three different colours, is enabled with features like extra wide touch screen, handwriting recognition, MP3, organiser, integrated hands free and a battery life of 150 hours standby time with 2 hours and 50 minutes talk time.

The other two handsets offer 2.0-mega pixel camera, touch panel screen, handwriting recognition feature, video streaming, MP3 music player and have a 1000 SMS storage capacity.

The company aims to sell more than 50 lakh mobile handsets within the first phase of operations. The phones include a complete range from entry level to high-end multimedia phones with prices ranging from Rs 2,000 to Rs 20,000 and above.

Haier plans to introduce more variants in the same series over the next few months, the statement added.

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