Sugiharto Agus Rusli, HTC Country Manager for Indonesia, said the new product is a solution to the ever-changing lifestyle. As each unit priced at Rp 2.999 million (harga HTC Wildfire S di Indonesia). The target segment for the student, students, and young adults.
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"Competition crowded smartphone, each brand to pursue its own uniqueness. From the price and functions, the expected demand keeps growing," said Agus in Jakarta, Thursday (26/05/2011).
Taiwanese companies that will market HTC Wildfire S began June 6, 2011. The sail smart phones sold in 3.2-inch HVGA authorized dealers and Grapari Telkomsel. Agus promote, "Buyers get free unlimited data package from Telkomsel for 6 months."
According to Agus, it deliberately took Telkomsel since 2009. The reason, now has 38,000 registered Telkomsel's BTS towers reach 97 percent of the Indonesian population.
Agus admit, HTC smartphone product sales to grow positively. It is expected that the sale of all HTC smartphones output this year rose 20 percent to 30 percent.
The main screen HTC Wildfire S is run by Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset. At its debut, the smart phone that comes in pink, white, and gray. The phone weighs 105 grams was equipped with a 5 megapixel color camera.
Agus do not dismiss the direct competitors of this product is brand smartphones in China. "We're not worried because each had a market. The target we sold as much as possible. Do not close the possibility in the future people will have two smartphones, takes its name," adds Agus.
Gideon Purnomo, Vice President of Channel Management Telkomsel said the four-party cooperation offers a different experience for consumers. "Even the developers are content to collect the results of this work so rapidly developed," said Gideon.
In addition to Wildfire S, HTC also released its first tablet HTC Flyer. The tablet is sold for Rp. 6.999 million (harga HTC Flyer S di Indonesia).