Karbonn to launch dual-OS smartphones by June: Reports
These Karbonn smartphones will support both Android and Windows Phone operating systems.
Karbonn Mobiles will reportedly launch dual-OS smartphones in India by June this year. The smartphones will support both Android and Windows Phone operating systems.
Karbonn recently signed licence agreement with Microsoft to launch Windows Phone-based devices. ”Microsoft has eased the regulations and is opening up its platform for other players. We signed the agreement two days ago and will launch a range of Windows phones in about three months,” Times of India quotes company’s chairman Sudhir Hasija as saying.
According to reports, Microsoft has been mulling over the idea of dual-booting smartphones for quite some time, hoping to increase its market share and give a tougher competition to Android and iOS platforms.
At the recently held MWC 2014, Microsoft updated its device partners list for Windows Phone 8. The new list of device makers for Window Phone includes Foxconn, Gionee, JSR, Longcheer, Xolo (Lava) and Karbonn along with previous manufacturers Samsung, HTC, Huawei and ZTE.
Karbonn hasn’t revealed more details about its ambitious dual-booting smartphones. It’ll be interesting how the Indian market reacts to the Android-cum-Windows Phone smartphones.
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Source: Times of India