It is no doubt that Chinese mobile phones are favored among several users due to their value rich features at a cost effective price point. During the Mobile World Congress (MWC), Chinese phone makers showed that they can do much more than to roll out low-end phone.  ZTE and Huawei two of China’s leading telecommunication equipment manufacturer showed smartphones which though may not be as competitive as devices manufactured by other vendors but were enough to prove that Chinese phone manufacturers are ready to make a giant leap in the mobile phone segment. Huawei unveiled Ideos X3 smartphone at MWC which runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and boasts of 3.2 inch touch-screen. Earlier in September 2010, the company came up with Ideos which it termed as the world’s first affordable smartphone. Ideos ran on Android 2.2 Froyo.

Chinese cell phone manufacturers who aimed to build high-end smartphones got a tremendous boost with Google’s Android mobile phone OS. Since the OS is free, phone manufacturers do not need to pay for it and can roll out smartphones running on the OS. Meanwhile Huawei has said its aim to bring out smartphones for the masses. With the rising demand of smartphones all across the globe, the move by Chinese companies will definitely spur competition in the segment. The ultimate benefit will be consumers who can get access to several low pricing smartphones to surf the internet and run several applications.

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