MUMBAI: Mobile phone maker Wynncom  has launched a new handset with Hindi QWERTY  keypad, priced at Rs 3,395.

QWERTY refers to the arrangement of keys on a standard English computer keyboard. The name derives from the first six characters on the top alphabetic line of the keyboard.

“In smaller cities, where English language is a big hurdle for communicating your thoughts while texting a SMS, this handset will act as an apt medium for the people to express themselves in Hindi in a better way,” Wynn Telecom Co-Founder and Managing Director Arvind Vohra said in a statement.

The dual-SIM handset is equipped with a 2.2-inch colour screen, 1.3 MP camera, Bluetooth and expandable memory up to 8 GB.

Y-45 also allows users to send free SMSes across India, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines with an inbuilt soft key.

The mobile phone supports social networking sites like Opera Mini, Snaptu, Nimbuzz, Facebook, Twitter, MSN etc. The phone with 1100 mAh battery offers talk time of 7 hours and stand by time of up to 250 hours.