Motorola brings Fire, Fire XT Android smartphones to India

Motorola Mobility Inc. has brought the Android 2.3-powered Motorola Fire XT and Motorola Fire to India. The Fire XT boasts of a 5 megapixel, auto focus camera and a front facing camera as well. The Fire XT also allows access to social networking enhanced by tools like video chat, email and Swype texting.

Motorola Fire comes with a full QWERTY keypad, and sports a 2.8-inch touchscreen, and like the Fire XT, Fire too comes with ease of access to social networking tools.

Motorola’s Fire XT smartphone

Here’s a look at the specifications of both the Motorola Fire and Motorola Fire XT:

• Access to more than 250,000 apps from  Android Market
  3G  / Wi-Fi enabled and support for 3G hotspot for connecting up to 5 devices
  Access to Google Maps, Google Talk and Gmail
  FM Radio with radio data system (RDS) support
  2GB microSD card in box, expandable upto 32GB
  Supports e-mail (POP3/IMAP4), enterprise-class e-mail and MMS
  Assisted global positioning system (aGPS)
  E-compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, accelerometer

Motorola Fire smartphone

Motorola Fire XT is available in India across select outlets and comes with a price tag of Rs. 13,890, and is available at Best Buy for Rs. 12,990. The Motorola Fire comes with a price tag of Rs. 9,990 and alternatively is available at Best Buy for Rs. 9,490.

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