Motorola Mobility India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Motorola Mobility, Inc has unveiled two budget android smartphones called Motorola FIRE and FIRE XT . The FIRE XT has 3.5 inch touch screen display and the Motorola FIRE has QWERTY keyboard along with a 2.8 inch capacitive touch screen. Both phones run on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

Smartphones have become an integral, personal part of users’ lives — that’s why Motorola believes they should be fun, fashionable and feature-packed,” said Rajan Chawla, mobile devices business country head-sales and operations, India and South West Asia, Motorola Mobility. “With easy multitasking and contact management, faster and easier interactions, the Motorola Fire XT and Motorola FIRE make for a great mobile experience at a great price for the young, fast-moving users who want everything from a top-quality smartphone.

Specifications of Motorola FIRE XT

  • 3.5 inch (480 x 320 pixels) extra bright capacitive multi-touch display
  • 11.95 mm thick and weighs 114 g
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • 5MP auto focus camera with flash and front-facing VGA camera
  • 800MHz CPU
  • 3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth and aGPS
  • 3.5 mm audio jack and FM Radio RDS
  • 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD
  • 1540mAh battery that offers up to 8 hours talk time and up to 28 days in standby in 3G

Specifications of Motorola FIRE

  • 2.8 inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive multi-touch display and full QWERTY keypad
  • 13.45mm thick and weighs 110g
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • 3MP camera
  • 3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth and aGPS
  • 3.5 mm audio jack and FM Radio RDS
  • 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD
  • 1420mAh battery that offers up to 8 hours talk time and up to 27 days in standby in 3G

* Both phones comes with a 2 GB microSD card in box.

Pricing & Availability

The Motorola FIRE XT is priced at a best buy of Rs 12,990 (MRP: Rs 13,890) and the Motorola Fire is available at a best buy price of Rs 9,490 (MRP: Rs 9,990).