Alcatel will be following up their expansion in to theĀ hot Indian smartphone market this year with 3 phones, which should shake things up with Xiaomi.
Alcatel, or TCL depending on where you are located, are the next Chinese phone maker to take the plunge and enter the lucrative Indian smartphone market,Ā arrived in the Indian phone market around 3 years ago, and have now announced they will expand their range of phones by 3,
Alcatel will plan to sit between itās two rivals in the market launching 3 premium mid-range smartphones ranging from the Idol Mini up to the 6-inch One Touch Hero.
Pricing will be keen with the base model in their range costing just INR 10,000, which should give Xiaomiās Redmi a little trouble in the market.
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Alcatel will also have the benefit of boating 42 distribution centres across India, which will hopefully allow more customers to sample their wares and also help with after sales service.Ā All eyes are on India at the moment with Xiaomi doing very well in the country, and evenĀ start-up OnePlusĀ planning to wade in to.
Updated by Andi
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Alcatel models were available in India a fair while before Xiaomi decided to enter the Indian market.
I really wonder why you call this site “gizchina.com” when every thrid or fourth article here is about india or some other asian market? Why do you even have a site called “gizindia.com”?
Because it’s a Chinese brand that’s expanding to a different country.
see alexa ranking of gizchina….they have most viewers from India only so isnt it obious!!