Tata Docomo launches first Android powered handset in India

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Looks like Tata Docomo is all set to compete with the big players in India. After starting the per second billing war, they are now getting into the Smartphone market in India with the launch of Android powered Samsung Galaxy (I7500) handset.

Here is a run down of the features:

Network

• Quad Band 850/900/1800/1900
• 3G Band 900/1900/2100
• EDGE/GPRS
• Powered by Android

Dimensions

• 115 x 56 x 11.9mm

Display

• 8.12cm (3.2″) HVGA 16M AMOLED

Video

• Video Player (3GP/MPEG4)
• Video Recording (H.263/MPEG4)
• 5MP Auto Focus Camera with Power LED Flash

Audio

• Multi-Format Audio Player (MP3/AMR/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+)

Memory

• 8GB Internal Memory
• Expandable memory up to 32GB

Connectivity

• Bluetooth™ 2.0
• USB 2.0
• Wi-Fi
• GPS

Battery

• 1500 mAh
• Up to 7.5 hrs Talktime
• Up to 390 hrs of Standby Time

Preloaded Applications

• Google Maps™ / Google Talk™
• Android Market™ / Gmail™ / YouTube™

Note that this phone is currently powered by Android version 1.5 and NOT the latest version 2.0 which has the Google turn by turn GPS navigation app among other awesome features. But hey, its a start and we certainly hope that Samsung will release a firmware update to upgrade to 2.0 in the near future!

[via tatadocomo.com]

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5 Responses to this post

1. Bharat Jilliedumudi says:

   November 24, 2009 at 3:54 PM

   So, would that mean an unlocked Motorola Droid would work with a Tata Docomo connection?

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   • Setu Garg says:

     November 24, 2009 at 4:10 PM

     Droid launched in the US is a CDMA phone. Contrary to what many people believe, Tata Docomo is a GSM service.

     The GSM version (Milestone) is only available in a few countries. If you can get an unlocked GSM version, then yes, it will work on any GSM network in India.

     They are probably selling the galaxy with a contract in India.

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     • Bharat Jilliedumudi says:

       November 24, 2009 at 9:30 PM

       Oops, Ya i think you mentioned about this earlier. I actually wanted to ask about MTS, the newly launched telecom network.

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2. Setu Garg says:

   November 24, 2009 at 4:12 PM

   Good news!

   Google maps turn by turn navigation app is now available for Android version 1.6: http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-th…

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3. kunal says:

   July 28, 2010 at 10:09 PM

   Different phones of tata docomo.Just have a look…
   http://www.youtube.com/themymobiletv#p/u/2/U-Rn1R…

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