konquerror 21 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 Google might be planning a Nexus One mini for India. They are planning to bring a cheaper cut down version of the Google Nexus One phone to India according Ankit from CNBC TV-18 who had a chance to interact with Google India MD Shailesh Rao . Few days ago , Rao felt India was not smartphone friendly , perhaps he has grand plans to tackle that. This is what Ankit had to say about what he learnt from Shailesh Rao about the fate of Nexus One’s India launch. Nexus One will not come to India in its US avatar, the India specific Google Phone may be a stripped down version and priced lower! No word about the price of this phone or any estimated launch date In a mobile market dominated by a few players, Google’s entry as a mobile handset player(in partnership with HTC or Moto) can be a game changer and might create serious competition for Nokia, Samsung etc. The Google brand has a great reputation in India amongst internet users and a Google branded phone might be a dream come true for them. The Nexus One is currently not sold in India but many users have purchased it from the US for around 530 USD which is approx Rs.25000 and the money is certainly worth for the specs of the Nexus One. We speculate that the ideal price for the Nexus One Mini should be around the Rs.15000 mark (327 USD) for a cutdown variant. If it wants to shatter some sales records , it can be priced at Rs.9999. Woot ! we are definitely excited and just a gentle reminder , there is a no official nexus one mini as of now . We are just preferring to call it that way . Hope the Nexus One Mini comes to India and lets hope Google does not disappoint India like Apple did. Source: http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2010/03/04/google-might-bring-cheaper-nexus-one-to-india.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mufaddal 678 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 two things 1) if it launches it will be by the time N2 will be available in usa ..lol 2) if it launches it will be priced around 20k , or atleast above 15k take this news with a pinch of salt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 Google, please bring that Nexus1 Mini to CDMA in India.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 N1 for india N2 pro for US.... at lest bring something ..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mufaddal 678 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 if google launches n1 cdma in india it will be hell expensive , so its better its not launched Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genius 817 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 ^^^ yes its better that way, i never know why CDMA sets are expensive when launched in India Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petar 15 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 cause its all NO contract basis phones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 ^^^ Even GSM are sold like that ! it depends on quantity of sell, gsm will sell more than cdma! also most will try to do monopoly in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
csmart 472 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 if they price it perfectly and market it well, then N1 iteself has market in India. i dont understand why they under estimate Indian users? besides, for CDMA, RCOM will want to keep it expensive as they are doing. i feel N1 definitely be a hit. everyone us buying iPhone or importing it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
konquerror 21 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 I think, it would be price around 15k...and if they remove wifi, 3g, gps then they might push it up to 10k...just a speculation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 ^^^ Good idea ! then they should bring 2-3 models, like for newB, semi-pro and pro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petar 15 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 YES- B-grade , C grade, D grade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dj 25 Report post Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) they will once the hype dies... when they're sure they have exhausted local markets, overseas markets would be tapped. and like stated above they would start using gen2 or gen3 of the same products... not fair ! Edited March 5, 2010 by Dj Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
