Chinese Mobile Phones In India 2: An Overview
This post was guest blogged by Sneezy Melon of The Goofy Express.
I earlier posted about how there had been a sudden outburst of Chinese products in the Indian Cellular Market. The fact remains that most of these Chinese makes are copies of other trusted brands and you are pretty likely to find lots of Nokla’s, K-Touch’s and LPhone’s. But does their apparent lack of originality mean that they are unreliable? I don’t really think so, especially after personally experiencing their ruggedness and stability.
Yes, questions regarding whether you should trust your money in something absolutely crap do come up. But when you’re going to throw away your cellphone after a maximum of two years in any case, would it be a $200 one or a $500 one?
For example, let’s consider one of the popular cell-phones at this website (which, by the way, offers delivery to India)-
M888 (Video Demo)
This phone is basically an Apple iPhone copy.
*It has a 3.2 inch screen with 260,000 colors and a resolution of 240 x 320.
*Supports a wide range of ringtone formats including mp3, midi, wav, wma and amr.
*For music, there is an mp3 player supporting lyrics and complemented with dual loudspeakers.
*Video formats include 3GP and MP4 with full-screen play at 320 x 240 resolution.
*2.0 megapixel camera with up to 1600×1200 picture, full-screen MP4 video recording, recording time varying with the free memory space.
*51MB inbuilt memory along with a free 128MB Memory Card (expandable upto 4GB).
*Data Transfer facilities include Bluetooth (voice/data/music) or USB cable.
*JPEG and GIF picture formats.
*Java 2.0 Game Platform.
*Other features include TV-out and IP dialing.
*The best part: It’s insanely light.
Something like this, from a more popular brand like Nokia would come in no less than $400 (Indian Rs, 16000). However, this little Chinese guy would cost a mere $210 (Rs. 8200), shipping included. And that’s almost half.
People who have gone ahead and purchased Chinese Mobile Phones seem happy, at least those I’ve met. Even people on forums have given positive response, So, I guess there’s really nothing to worry about the durability.
As for the guarantee part, do we really use our phones for anything more than 2 years? I dont think so. Technology moves so fast, and Moore’s Law promises that you’ll have twice as faster phones in 2 years than you have today.Then why not stick to something that’s cheaper, AND shinier?
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March 16th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Lots of people are using these phones. The “genuine” phones are expensive just because the idiots at Nokia/Sony/Apple want to make as much money as possible.
Actually, that Nokia “original” is also made in China or Taiwan (outsourcing, anyone?). Apple’s iPod is manufactured in China, shipped to California, branded “Made in California” and then shipped around the world. The cost price is roughly the same for both the genuine and the “pirated” phones.
The upside is that you get almost the same quality (minus the customer support/warranty which is useless anyway) but you get much more freedom with the Chinese phones. These are all Linux based and with a little bit of hacking you can get into their internals and modify to your heart’s content.
The Chinese have realized that mobile phones are no longer a luxury item, but a commodity. People keep changing phones every year or so. Why not make cheaper phones and sell more of them instead of making expensive phones and selling less of them?
March 16th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
“The Chinese have realized that mobile phones are no longer a luxury item, but a commodity.”
Exactly!
April 17th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I WANT TO BUY ACHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 3500 TO 5500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL IN MY E MAIL ID GSRATHORE2007@YAHOO.COM
April 29th, 2008 at 10:40 am
I WANT TO BUY ACHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 2500 TO 4500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL plz
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:11 pm
I WANT TO BUY A CHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 3500 TO 4000 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL IN MY E MAIL ID himanshu.jain@sunlife.com, 9818475666
May 6th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
from which place of delhi i can get this cell?
May 6th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
I think these phones are available in Ghaffar Market near Karol Bagh, maybe you can find them in Pallika Bazar, CP, too.
May 7th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
i have interested to by a chines mobile worh 3500,so plz send to me a message with model no&price of mobile
May 9th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
need a nice pda based phone in the price range 4500 -6000 rs
May 10th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
This is vikas from delhi.. i wanna to purchase a chinese mobile handset between Rs.4000-5000. including all the features like dual camera, dual sim & having 4-6speakers & high range of megapixel of camera.. can u please tell me from where i can buy in new delhi & which model inludes these features in this cost or aading Rs.1000 in the above mentioned cost.. Please mail me about the regarding querry ay soon as possible.
May 10th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
@all, Go to Palika Bazaar, Gaffar Market or Nehru Place in New Delhi and enquire about Chinese cellphones will the shopkeepers. I assure you will get good stuff and nice bargains
May 19th, 2008 at 11:32 am
i’m plannang a china mobile in rate between 5000 to 6000 please send me some details about it
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:03 pm
need a nice chinees mobilephone in the price range 4500 -6000 Rs.Please send to me a message with model no&price of mobile.
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:32 pm
I’ll be posting soon about shops in Delhi where cheap chinese mobiles are available. Keep reading this blog
May 26th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
tell me the price.
May 28th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Iwant to buy a chineses mobile from @3500-4000 range only. give me the information which model is good.where can i buy this phone in delhialso tell me. please send me mail on my email id
May 28th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
This is dharmendra from delhi.. i wanna to purchase a chinese mobile handset between Rs.4000-5000. including all the features like dual camera, dual sim & having 4-6speakers & high range of megapixel of camera.. can u please tell me from where i can buy in new delhi & which model inludes these features in this cost or aading Rs.1000 in the above mentioned cost.. Please mail me about the regarding querry ay soon as possible.
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I WANT TO BUY A CHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF RS 5000 AROUND, INCLUDING FETURTES LIKE TOUCH SCREEN, BLUTOOTH, TV, GPRS, MP3-MP4, GOOD CAMERA, ETC. SEND ME SUCH MODEL DETAILS IF AVAILABLE.
June 4th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
i required one chinies mobile range between 5 to 6thousand rupees with main following feature ie. dual sim,3.2 m.p. camera with flash,mp 3&4 player,blutooth,gprs,4-6 speaker,tv output,send me reply.thanyou.AJAY from LUCKNOW
June 5th, 2008 at 10:05 am
i want to purchase a chinese mobile handset between Rs.3000-4000. including all the features like dual camera,high range of megapixel of camera,mp3 and 4 .. can u please tell me from where i can buy in new delhi & which model inludes these features in this cost or aading Rs.1000 in the above mentioned cost.. Please mail me about the regarding querry ay soon as possible. tell me at vin4682@gmail.com
June 6th, 2008 at 10:12 am
thease phones r realy cool
althoght they come without warrenty
but they r gud ,
i have been using s3 for past 8 month
its work great
didt creat any problum 2 me
June 6th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Right. That is a matter of pure luck. Sneezy Melon’s handset is working fine, except that the touch screen has got a thumb impression on it which isn’t going away now
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June 8th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Hi,i need to know if there are gprs settings available on spice mobile for these chinese phones.
June 11th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
I LIKE TO BUY MOBILE BETWEEN 2500 TO 5000 Rs. MAIL ME PRISE LIST ON MY ID.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
i have china model N958 model phone from last 8 days but bluetooth and fm is not working what is the problem.please send me suggession to my mail.
Thanking you.
June 12th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Plz mail me pricel list of chinese mobile phones. range between Rs.3500 to Rs.6000.
June 20th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Plz send me details of sets available in range 2500 to 4500 with all latest features.
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:11 pm
I want to buy a chinese phone with all facilities(bluetooth,FM,external memory card,gprs,mp3) with the price between Rs2500-4000
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:15 pm
tell me the chinese phone with all facilities ranging between Rs2500-4000
June 24th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
hi this is raj, I WANT TO BUY ACHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 2500 TO 4500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL plz
June 26th, 2008 at 1:21 am
As far i think, companies like okia and sony use to manufacture their comodities especially 4 this part of the world due to lesser labour cost and that is from were the chinese mobile companies gets the design and manufacture them in their owne way. Thus i think technologically as far as hardwqare is concered thes mobiles are equally good.
he only part were chines mobiles lack is the s/w part. As s/w is not prepaired in China thus these mobiles uses s/w made by themselves and thus these s/w are not so good.
If by any means the s/w of thes mobiles could b changed with something standard or well developed like symbion , windows or apple i-phone’s, they could definetely beet thes giants like sony , nokia and motorola.
If any one know the way how to do it plz tell me. I intend to do it.
my mail address is: vikram.mark@gmail.com
June 28th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
I WANT TO BUY ACHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 2500 TO 4500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL plz
June 30th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
I Think this mobile gonna be boon on other stupid company and i also said that this mobile has so may fetures so budy make cheers in your face and say hello chines mobiles
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:13 am
I WANT TO BUY ACHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 3500 TO 5500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL IN MY E MAIL ID
tpmanju@rediffmail.com
July 4th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Tell me the price of this pda mobile in indian rupees.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:35 am
pls send me rate list as soon as possible
i want a mobile which can read txt files
July 5th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
I want to buy a china mobile with TV , So please send me models & its information on my mail id.
July 11th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
I want to buy china mobile with all features like touch screen, mp3, mp4, bluetooth,memory card, duel sim,handfree if any one then please send me model and discription of that model
July 11th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
I want to buy china mobile with all features like touch screen, mp3, mp4, bluetooth,memory card, duel sim,handfree if any one then please send me model and discription of that model in 2500-4000
July 13th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I WANT TO BUY A CHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 3500 TO 4500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLY TOUCH SCREEN, BLUTOOTH ,GPRS,GOOD DUAL CAMERA ,MP3 ,MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME VARIOUS MODEL DETAIL IN MY E MAIL ID shivcharanrana@gmail.com, the1_rana@yahoo.com
I LIVE IN HYDERABAD.
July 16th, 2008 at 11:22 am
HI…FRIEND I M RAJNI I WANT A BUY A CHINESE MOBILE WORTH RS.3000 TO 5000 WITH ALL FETURES SPECIALLY CDMA AND GSMA COMBINED SO PLEASE SEND ME THE MODLE NUMBER AND ALL INFORMATION OF THE PHONE ON MY ID IS…rajnikushwaha5@gmail.com
thanx to all
July 18th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I want to buy a china mobile with TV , So please send me models & WORTH OF 3500 TO 5500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL IN MY E MAIL ID
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July 19th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I WANT TO BUY A CHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 2500 TO 4500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM MP3 MP4 FM AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL plz
July 21st, 2008 at 2:23 pm
I WANT TO BUY A CHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 3500 TO 5500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN, BLUTOOTH, GPRS GSM + CDMA{ if available },TV, MP3 MP4 FM AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE
July 21st, 2008 at 5:43 pm
hi is this is available in coimbature? contact me shijilt12345@gmail.com
July 29th, 2008 at 8:38 am
HI,
I am an indian studying in china & would like to tell you that chinese phones are very good i have been using for the past 4 years & have no problem with it.
The best company i think is K-touch(http://www.benephon.com/en/Index.aspx)
so far the best model is A905,with 3MP camera,mp4 ,dual sim card,java,& all(http://www.benephon.com/en/ProductInfo.aspx?q=111)
& the price is 1200 yuan(=around Rs 7000)
my friend bought this phone in India but that was fake i think in India most of the Chinese goods are fake ones as i m here for the past 4 years & found that here the quality is totally different what we get in India so beware & try to buy from genuine Chinese goods supplier.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:04 pm
tell me the cheapest phone available in the market.
August 4th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
china mobile phones no available match video please release the video converter software.
August 4th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
For video conversion tools, visit this post- http://rutsum.com/media-convert-online-conversionsplitting-tool
August 9th, 2008 at 11:34 am
hi i am shijil ,indian . tell me frm were i will get a good chinese phone frm banglore shijilt12345@yahoo.com
August 9th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
sir, I want to buy a chinese model phone with all futures (ex.tv) & range below Rs 5000/- & give me address of shop from kalyan or mumbai.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:50 am
I WANT TO BUY A CHINA MOBILE SO PLEASE SEND ME MODELS & WORTH OF 3500 TO 5500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM, DUAL CAMERA, DUAL BATTERY MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL IN MY E MAIL ID
August 13th, 2008 at 11:52 am
pradeepkumar.india@gmail.com
August 13th, 2008 at 11:54 am
I WANT TO BUY A CHINA MOBILE SO PLEASE SEND ME MODELS & WORTH OF 3500 TO 5500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM, DUAL CAMERA, DUAL BATTERY MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL IN MY E MAIL ID
pradeepkumar.india@gmail.com
August 14th, 2008 at 11:05 am
I am interested in a nice PDA based phone in the price range Rs. 4500-6000.
August 19th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I WANT TO BUY A CHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 2500 TO 4500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM MP3 MP4 FM AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL plz
August 20th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
I want to buy a china mobile with TV , So please send me models & WORTH OF 3500 TO 4500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM 3 mega pixel camera MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL IN MY E MAIL ID
August 26th, 2008 at 10:33 am
I want to buy a china mobile with TV , So please send me models & WORTH OF 3500 TO 4500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM 3 mega pixel camera MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL IN MY E MAIL ID
August 29th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I want to buy a china mobile with TV , So please send me models & WORTH OF 3500 TO 4500 INCLUDING ALL FETURTES MAINLEY TOUCH SCREEN BLUTOOTH GPRS DUAL SIM 3 mega pixel camera MP3 MP4 AN ETC PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD DEVICE AN SEND ME MODEL DETAIL IN MY E MAIL ID
August 31st, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I want to buy the China mobile, Model : BGX T32.If the Rate of this mobile is between Rs.4000 - Rs.5000, So Please send “Yes” as msg in mobile no : +919434758753.
September 1st, 2008 at 3:46 pm
I WISH TO BUY A CHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 3500 TO 5500 INCL. ALL FEATURES MAINLY TOUCH SCREEN, BLUTOOTH , DUAL SIM, CAMERA ,MP3 ,MP4 AN ETC. PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD MOBILE AND SEND ME VARIOUS MODEL DETAIL IN MY EMAIL ID vidyadhar.yadav@locuz.com, vidhu2376@yahoo.com.
ALSO LET ME KNOW FROM WHERE CAN I BUY THESE PHONES IN MUMBAI.
WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I WISH TO BUY A CHINESE MOBILE WORTH OF 3500 TO 5500 INCL. ALL FEATURES MAINLY TOUCH SCREEN, BLUTOOTH , DUAL SIM, CAMERA ,MP3 ,MP4 AN ETC. PLZ HELP ME TO SELECT A GOOD MOBILE AND SEND ME VARIOUS MODEL DETAIL IN MY EMAIL ID……mahi_wae@yahoo.co.in
September 6th, 2008 at 3:35 am
I am Using one of the china model which is i suppose the best gadget i have ever used in my life,easy to use and very comfortable to carry.The best part is to get connect to any computer by just putting the charger cum USB cord which i have never seen in any mobile except in Palmone handhelds but in that also u need to install the cd first but here just plug in n start working.
I wish if u could put more games in that handset or make it able to download games from either internet or from computer.If u add that facility, i am telling u this is gonna hit mobile world like anything and all these Nokia,Samsung and other mobiles companies will be closed very soon or they also may merge in Chinese companies to produce handset like them.(Cheap and Best)
September 7th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I wish I could get the chinese iPhone in the range of 3500 to 4000 in kolkata
September 9th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Hello Sir, I like to buy the new model Apple Iphone.
Basically im located in Chennai (India). I like to buy this phone. Could you please help me on this.
1. I want to know the price of this phone.
2. Where do can i get this phone.
3. How much do i have to pay first for this phone.
4. How long will you take to deliver this phone once i ordered.
5. How do i have to pay the amount?
Plese reply me immediately to my mailid.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
i want to buy a chines i phone from Gujarat without bill so please mail me detail about it. & also i want to know that there is also want to know that wi fi system in available or not.And almost cost of it also send
September 13th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I want to buy a chinese mobile Rs 3000 to 4000 pls send me catalog and price with function
September 14th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
chinese mobiles are cool…..but tell me is the text in english or chinese…..bcose i see chinese in the photo
September 14th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
You have both options (Chinese and English) in the phone - for language. Just like any other phone.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
hi… tell me more about chinese mobiles…..
September 18th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Read this post. And also, the prequel- http://rutsum.com/chinese-mobiles-flood-indian-cellular-market
September 20th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Tell me one thing whether all these are manufactured in chaina or some where? If these are comming to india is that legal. Explain why it is legal when there is no bill given(No Guarantee& Warranty.
And also write to me through which root it is comming .
which is the main CITY where most of the chainees handsets sold.
September 21st, 2008 at 4:08 pm
After all even our computers are made in China with no warranty, why do use computers, then ? There is nothing to worry about on Chinese products, only thing is that check it 100 times before you shell out the money, as you are certain the money will never come back.
Please visit http://www.onlinearticles.co.cc to know all about CHINESE Mobile phones.
September 27th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I want to have the latest all feature enabled CHINEES MOBILE immediately … can any one suggest me the best one … rahul007delhi@gmail.com
September 27th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Pls provide me the details of latest Chinees mobile which must have all features …. with lite weight and big screen ..
rahul007delhi@gmail.com
September 30th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Please visit http://www.bestonlinearticles.blogspot.com & question so that i can reply you back ith details & pictures. I cannot answer you here with pics.
Thanks
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October 3rd, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Dear Sir,
I have got a chinese mobile. so i would to like to use internet on mobile but i do not have a software for internet and not get the software in market. I would be greatful if you suggest me it is possible to use internet on chinese mobile and what is the process for this services.
Best Regards
Prabin
October 4th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Dear all,
I require a user manual for ZetelN96y mobile phone. it is a chinese phone. If any one is having pl. mail me to srinivasmukta@gmail.com.
Thanks & Regards,
Srinivas.