MTS Livewire, mTag 3.1 – Cheapest Android Phones

Bringing down the price of Android touch screen phones to below Rs. 5000, MTS is offering a post-paid/prepaid connection on purchase of their Android phones MTS Livewire and MTS mTag 3.1.


MTS as a network provider have established themselves in the Indian market through their aggressive marketing and competitive pricing

MTS Livewire and mTag 3.1 prepaid connections come with zero monthly rental with 150 minutes of talk time, 150 free SMSs and 150MB data download. Livewire Prepaid is priced at Rs. 4999 while mTag 3.1 prepaid is at Rs. 5499.

For post-paid connections you pay Rs. 2999 for Livewire and Rs. 3499 for mTag. With a monthly rental of RS.249, you get 249 minutes of talk time, 249 free SMSs and 249 MB data download.
Phone Features

Both these phones run on the 600 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and have Android 2.2 (Froyo) as their OS.

Both MTS Livewire and MTS mTag 3.1 have a 2.8-inch capacitive touch screen, 240 x 320 pixels display, 3.2 MP high-resolution cameras and a 3.5 mm jack. Livewire has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity for all your downloads. Multimedia Audio/Video player and Live TV application provide all the entertainment. On-demand video playback and TV run on MTS’ CDMA EV-DO network.
Drawback

Being a CDMA phone, it is completely locked. This means it can run only with an MTS SIM and you cannot take a connection from any other network provider. But with MTS giving good network services at reasonable prices, there is no need for concern.