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HTC Corporation has joined hands with Tata DoCoMo to launch the HTC ChaCha in India. The smartphone features a dedicated Facebook button that allows you to share just about anything at a single touch. The one-touch access to Facebook service has been integrated throughout the HTC Sense experience. The feature-packed smartphone combines a 6.6-cm (2.6-inch) touch screen with a full QWERTY keypad.

Under the bundle offer, Tata DoCoMo 3G prepaid customers can avail 3GB free data valid for a period of 90 days whereas 1GB free data is offered free each month to postpaid customers across all 3G circles valid for 90 days. All 3G customers will also get 3 hour of free Mobile TV that includes data access charges valid for 90 days.

While Tata DoCoMo 2G prepaid customers can avail 3GB free data and 300 Tata to Tata local calling valid for a period of 90 days whereas 1GB free data and 100 minutes Tata to Tata calling is offered free each month for three months to postpaid customers across all 2G circles.

"Featuring a dedicated Facebook button and one-touch Facebook access, the HTC ChaCha aims to make it simpler and convenient for its users to share and connect through their favourite social networking site," said Faisal Siddiqui, country manager, HTC India. "We are extremely pleased to launch the HTC ChaCha in India with Tata DoCoMo, and are positive that this social smartphone will garner a favorable response from Indian mobile phone users," he added.

Sunil Tandon, head--mobility services and devices management, Tata Teleservices Limited, said, "In the recent past, we launched HTC Desire and HTC Mozart for Tata DOCOMO customers across our circles of operation and going forward will continue to work together to bring innovative valued based products and services on GSM platform."

The HTC ChaCha smartphone comes equipped with a 5-megapixel colour camera with auto focus and LED flash. It also features a VGA front-facing camera. The ChaCha smartphone brings the Internet to your fingertips with a 480 x 320 resolution landscape touch screen.

The phone features HTC Sense to integrate Facebook throughout the HTC Sense experience. The latest updates from your Facebook account are displayed right on your home screen. The dialler screen on the phone tells you whether your Facebook friend’s birthday is approaching. You can also use your phone’s existing contacts to help you connect with them on Facebook or personalize your handset further.

The new HTC ChaCha will be available at a market operating price of Rs 15,990 at all authorised HTC resellers across the country.