Nokia launches its first dual sim phone in India

Handsets Major Nokia on Monday entered the dual sim handset market when it launched its first dual sim set- Nokia C1.

The set, available in three colours, would cost Rs 1,999, the company's director (Sales) Vipul Sabharwal, launching the handset told reporters here.

The company would launch five or six models of dual sim in the next six to nine months, he said.

The handset launched on Monday would cater to the needs of low end customers and future sets would meet the requirments of middle and high end customers, he said.

He said the mobile handset market of India was the second largest in the world, next only to United States.

He said Nokia did not have proposals to introduce CDMA sets in Indian market at present.