Karbonn’s revolutionary smart phone range to preload Amazon mobile shopping App
Ø With the official Amazon shopping app on Karbonn ‘Smart’ devices, users can search, browse and shop from millions of products anywhere, anytime with a single tap
Ø Pre order bookings for Titanium Hexa, the latest smartphone from Karbonn, starts May 13th.
Ø A free Plantronics Bluetooth Headset to every user that buys the device on amazon.in
May 12th, 2014 – Bengaluru (India): Karbonn – India’s leading smartphone manufacturer takes another step towards ‘Massifying Technology’ by making the Amazon shopping app natively available on its next generation smartphones, starting with its upcoming range of Titanium Hexa, Octane and Octane Plus devices. It will make shopping on the move easier by offering a convenient, fast and secure way to search, browse and make purchases anytime, anywhere from Amazon.in. A first-in-industry initiative, the Karbonn e-bazaar application is reverse mapped to and showcases great customer offers from the Amazon.in marketplace. With the collaboration of Karbonn and Amazon.in along with the innovative Karbonn marketplace, customers can feel reassured about the quality, delivery and security of the service while shopping on their mobile device.
Opening up myriad shopping vistas through smartphones, preloading the shopping app by Karbonn enables shoppers from metros to Tier II and small towns to explore a seamless on-the-go experience. Customers can use the app to conveniently shop while commuting; they can browse & search for their favourite products, view recommendations & customer reviews, add to wish lists & cart and complete the purchase using all of the payment options available on the site and track the status of their orders. By logging on to their Amazon.in accounts through this dedicated app, consumers can shop from over 1.5 crore products across 24 product categories.
Karbonn also announced that it will launch its upcoming Titanium Hexa smartphone exclusively on www.amazon.in. The new Titanium Hexa will be available for pre order starting May 13th2014 and for sale starting May 20thonwards. Priced at Rs.16990/- the Karbonn Titanium Hexa will be available exclusively from Techfone on Amazon.in. A promotional offer of a free Plantronics Bluetooth Headset will be given away to each user who avails of the exclusive deal on www.amazon.in. The Titanium Hexa smartphone with its iconic design and cutting-edge features like Android KitKat OS allows for greater device utilization and faster multi-tasking and offers consumers the ultimate smartphone experience with use cases across information, communication and entertainment.
ShashinDevsare, Executive Director, Karbonn Mobiles says, “With increasing internet penetration through smartphones and evolving lifestyles, customers today enjoy and expect to see several experiences straight out of the box. By making the Amazon App natively available on our Karbonn ‘Smart’ range we wish to transform the way consumers shop and bring the convenience of anytime, anywhere shopping right to their fingertips. With this handy shopping app we endeavour to increase awareness on online shopping and present it as a smart, convenient, secure and hassle-free avenue of shopping to millions of consumers across the country. We strongly believe that this collaboration will reinforce the value of secure mobile e-commerce and also drive increased usage of mobile Internet, thus benefiting the entire end to end ecosystem.”
Commenting on the exclusive availability of the www.amazon.in marketplace, Devsare added, “Likewise we are very excited to offer our latest Titanium Hexa exclusively on www.amazon.in. It reiterates our confidence in e-tailing in India. Through this exclusive offer we will be able to get instant access to our customers across the length and breadth of the country and in turn customers will get a convenient buying experience.”
“This initiative will free our customers from the annoyance of crowded marketplaces & malls and recurring parking & shopping woes. By bringing the best of shopping solutions via the Amazon app and the initial availability of our Titanium Hexa smartphone, we seek to offer a more convenient, fast and easy shopping experience”, added Devsare.
Amit Agarwal, VP and Country Manager, Amazon India said, “We are very excited to partner with Karbonn to offer the Amazon mobile shopping app to its customers and making the latest smartphone Titanium Hexa available exclusively on www.amazon.in. Both of these add to our vision of offering customers in India a unique and wide selection of products on our platform and delighting them with a seamless, convenient, and a globally trusted mobile shopping experience.”
This endeavour by Karbonn reiterates its commitment to smartphone users by offering the convenience of shopping from a wide selection of products and a globally renowned and trusted platform.
Customers can shop with confidence and enjoy Amazon’s 24×7 customer service support, and globally recognized and comprehensive purchase protection provided by Amazon’s A-to-Z Guarantee. Customers ordering products that are ‘Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA)’ can enjoy additional benefits of Free Delivery with no minimum value, Cash on Delivery (COD), delivery tracking to the doorstep, and free returns pickup.
