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Now days  market is packed with Android based phones. Even those who could not dream of a Smartphone until recently now carry an Android phone, thanks to a plethora of manufacturers making them at all price points to suit all pockets.

the third largest cellular service provider Idea Cellular launched two entry-level dual-SIM Android handsets in collaboration with two Chinese firms, ZTE and Huawei.

Priced at Rs 7,992 and Rs 5,850, the two phones are good value for money and compete with many other dual-SIM budget smartphones such as Samsung Galaxy Y Series and those from domestic firms Spice Mobiles and Micromax.

Specification : 

IDEA Blade 3G Smartphone : Full Specification
OS	Android 2.2
Network	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G HSDPA 900 / 2100
CPU	600 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset
Size	Dimensions       116 x 56.5 x 11.8 mm Weight -110g
Display	AMOLED or LCD capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors Size-480 x 800 pixels, 3.5 inches (~267 ppi pixel density) - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate (Gravity Sendor) - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Multi-touch input method
Sound	Alert types : Vibration; MP3, WAV Ring tones Loudspeaker -Yes 3.5mm jack -Yes
Memory	Phonebook       Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Call records      Practically unlimited Internal 150 MB storage, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM Card slot          microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included,
Data Connectivity	GPRS /EDGE 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps WLAN            Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Bluetoot v2.1 with A2DP, EDR microUSB v2.0
Camera	3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus Features-Geo-tagging Video-Yes Secondary-No
Features	Messaging :SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM Browser :WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Opera Mini Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS Games  :Yes Colors: Black GPS :Yes, with A-GPS support Java :Yes, via Java MIDP emulator - Digital compass - Live TV _idea Mall - SNS integration - MP4/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, FaceBook, Twiiter - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Organizer - Voice memo - Predictive text input
Battery	Li-Ion 1250 mAh Stand-by :Up to 192 h Talk time :Up to 4 h
Price (MRP)	Rs.7992

IDEA id-280 3G Smartphone : Full Specification
OS	Android 2.3
Network	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G HSDPA 900 / 2100
CPU	600 MHz, ARM1136EJ-S, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset
Size	Dimensions 60.5 x 116.3 x 11.9 (2.4 x 4.6 x 0.5 inches) 120 grams (battery included)
Display	Display; Type:  color transflective TFT display Display: Color;Depth:   18 bit/pixel (262144 scales) Display; Diagonal: 3.5 ” (89 millimetres) Display Resolution:       320 x 480 (153600 pixels) Viewable + Display: Size 1.94 ” x 2.92 ” (49.37 x 74.05 millimeters ) Pixel density;(dot:pitch): 164.6 pixel/inch (0.15428 millimeter /pixel) Graphical Controller :    Qualcomm Adreno 200 Multi-touch input method
Sound	Alert types : Vibration; MP3, WAV Ring tones Loudspeaker -Yes 3.5mm jack -Yes
Memory	Phonebook       Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Call records      Practically unlimited Internal 150 MB storage, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM Card slot          microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included,
Data / Connectivity	GPRS /EDGE 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps WLAN            Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Bluetoot v2.1 with A2DP, EDR USB 2.0 client, Hi-Speed (480Mbit/s) USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB) connector
Camera	3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, (CMOS sensor) Video-Yes Secondary-No
Features	Messaging :SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM Browser :WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Opera Mini Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS Games  :Yes Colors: Black GPS :Yes, with A GPS, Geotagging Java :Yes, via Java MIDP emulator - Digital compass - Live TV _idea Mall - MP4/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, FaceBook, Twiiter - YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Organizer - Voice memo
Battery	Li-Ion 1200 mAh Stand-by :Up to 192 h Talk time :Up to 4 h
Price	Rs.5850

On the whole, Idea Blade is a good value-for-money Android smartphone. Though it may not be the best at this price (and there are misses too), but considering that all this comes with a dual-SIM GSM convenience at Rs 7,992, Idea Blade is worth a look-in.