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Acer unveils new line for smart handhelds in India

Published: Thursday, Nov 5, 2009, 18:53 IST
Place: Bangalore | Agency: PTI

Acer, the third largest vendor in the global PC market, today unveiled its latest range of Smart Handhelds in India.

"The new Smart Handheld devices, the neoTouch and beTouch represent a strategic move for Acer towards becoming a leader in 'mobility market' having provided mobile internet solutions to 20 million consumers in 100 countries across the globe," Richard Tan, country head India Smart Handheld Business Group, Acer told reporters here.

beTouch E1O1, which targets the mass market, especially the youth, has a 3.2-inch touch screen and equipped with the latest version of Internet Explorer, Windows Marketplace and Live Messenger.

"The beTouch E200 is a touch phone created for those who use their mobile device as a means of keeping in touch with friends, connecting to the Internet and sharing their experiences," Tan said. The Smartphone comes in two colours, black and white and is equipped with a 3.0-inch touch screen, 3.2-pixel camera, among other facilities. They are priced at Rs11,900 (beTouch e101) and Rs17,900 (beTouch e200).

The neoTouch, priced at Rs35,000 is targetted at the high-end market and equipped with functions and applications like Mail, Mobile Internet, multimedia and Microsoft Office Mobile. The Windows phone features a wide, a 3.8-inch high-resolution touch screen, 3G+ connectivity (HSPA), Wi-Fi and bluetooth, among other facilities.

"We have tied up with Tata Docomo for the new devices which enables the end user to get 500 mb free download for every month for six months".

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