Mobile phones with a QWERTY keypad have gained immense popularity in the market these days. Such phones are being desired by audiences on a wider segment. Now, Unitron Exim has announced the launch of the Grapes CG 888 mobile phones. The Grapes range of handsets is known for their attractive features and affordable prices, now includes this device that claims to bring to the Indian market a phone with QWERTY keypad along with dual SIM option.
The handset’s dual SIM option provides users the benefit of using GSM SIM (900/1800 MHz) in the first SIM slot along with CDMA + GSM or GSM + GSM or GSM SIM (900/1800 MHz) or CDMA SIM (800 MHz) in the second SIM slot.
According to Bikash Agrawal, Director, Unitron Exim Pvt. Ltd., “The mobile phone market in the country is getting competitive by the day and as a brand you have to have certain distinct features and advantages over the competition to survive and succeed. Grapes, as a brand, is all about fresh look and feel, and flaunt-it features. The brand is targeted at the urban, tech-savvy college and office going youth between 16 and 35 years of age besides all those who are young at heart. It is sure to become a cynosure of all eyes amidst them. It will be launched in the metros and mini-metro cities initially along with all SEC A and B class towns. Owing to our incessant consumer research we read the market pulse well ahead and pressed it into action. Our global design and development facilities came up with Grapes CG 888, a phone that has it all but still does not burn a hole in your pocket. The phones are affordable however there is no compromise on features and functionality. And that shall be our trump card in this competitive market.”
Besides, the device also adorns a 2-inch screen that displays 65K colors, 1.3 MP camera, web camera, 1500mAH battery that promises to deliver longer talk time and standby time, memory that can be expanded up to 2GB for more data storage, media player for MP3/MP4 and 3GP formats of audio and video content. It also enables video and sound recording.
This device provides additional entertainment features like FM radio, built-in speaker for better sound quality, universal audio jack (2.5 mm) for stereo earphones, motion sensor, WAP support, Bluetooth 1.2, Java, and USB charging.
The device allows larger SMS storage and comes with MMS capability. The handset supports multiple languages alongside games and utilities like calendar, calculator, alarm, world clock, stop watch, currency converter etc. Social networking butterflies will be enthralled as the phone supports Facebook and also Yahoo and MSN messengers. The Grape CS 888 has been priced at Rs. 4999 and backed by a one year warranty.