Baba Umar
In a bid to flood consumers with a myriad of features on their cell phones, several mobile companies have been vying to hit the valley with phones of different features, sizes and colours. And the fresh contestant in the mobile phone market is Chinese made mobiles. Popularly known here as ‘Chinie mobile’, they are quite inexpensive when compared to their counterparts and are selling like anything.
“It’s just the 15th day here and we are running short of stock,” says effusive Muneer Qureshi, owner of World Vision Mobile centre, where the customers are regularly pouring in.
It seems the ‘Chinese dragon’ is pushing back the ‘Holy cows’ in the mobile sector here as the customers are going crazy about these flashy cell phones with official company statement imprinted on the boxes they come with.
“These phones are economical to the pocket and have similar features one can have in the highest series of Nokia cell phones,” says Jahangir Ahmad, a computer engineer, who has just bought a Chinese CECT model.
Among the different models available CECT, H-King, D-328, A8+, N-Series and BAIZHAD are the much sought after cell phones. They are priced between rupees 3000- 6100 range and some of them come with dual SIM features, 80 percent screen space, GPRS, voice recorder and almost 2GB memory card. One of the models that cost 6100 includes a touch screen and one can also watch television on it. The customers say they are happy with the ‘reverse technology’.
“Its sound system is without comparison and the imaging is quite nice,” a young boy says, while displaying the gadget he has purchased. “Now the television is in my pocket and the joy stick is there to stroll over the big screen.” The owner is waiting for the fancy items that will cater to the teenagers, mostly college going boys and girls. “We have ordered for the showy mobile sets,” says Qureshi.
Though these China-made gadgets come with double battery and all other special features and accessories, there is no guarantee or exchange scheme. However so far, the sellers say that they have not received any complaints.
So next time anyone displays a flashy and expensive looking mobile don’t get befogged, he may have just bought a Chinese mobile.
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