"This has become a harsh reality. If you want to remain ahead of competition you must ensure you provide to the customers the best possible options," said firms distributing Samsung and LG mobile sets. They also disclosed they were launching new smartphones in the market soon.[break]
International Marketing Services (IMS), the sole authorized distributor of Samsung mobile phones for Nepal, is introducing Samsung Galaxy Pocket within the next fifteen days. Galaxy Pocket will cater to the needs of the customers who were searching for smartphones at a reasonable price, IMS said.
"Samsung Galaxy Pocket will be priced at Rs 9,000," said Deepak Malhotra, executive chairman of IMS. It comes with Android 2.3 device sports, a 2.8-inch 240×320 pixel screen, an 832 MHz processor, 3 GB of storage (expandable with an SD memory card) and a 2-megapixel camera.
We hope this new phone will encourage many Nepalis to switch over to the smartphones because this will be the cheapest smartphone in the market, Malhotra told Republica.
Given its price advantage, the company hopes the new set will provide a significant growth opportunity for Samsung as well as the entire Android platform.
Likewise, CG Impex, the sole authorized distributor of LG mobiles for Nepal, is bringing LG optimus L3 (LG-E400) within a week. “The new cell phone will strength the line of LG´s smartphones in the market and will change the scenario of LG mobiles in Nepal,” said Ramesh Shrestha, general, manager of CG Electronics.
LG optimus L3 comes with a 3.2-inch TFT (Thin Film Transistor) capacitive touch screen and possesses multi-touch functionality. The phones screen uses IPS panel which helps produce crystal clear visual. It features v2.3 Gingerbread Android operating system (OS) and an 800 MHz CPU. The phone comes with a 3.15 mega pixel camera with auto focus function.
Its built-in storage capacity of 1 GB can be expanded through microSD cards up to 32 GB. Additionally, the device has features like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
“Company will offer a one-year warranty on the cell phone and a six-month warranty on the battery,” said Shrestha. He further added that LG optimus L3 costs Rs 14,000.
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