ZTE is introducing five models, priced between Rs 5,799 and Rs 14,999, followed by tablet PCs by Diwali.
Aiming to become one of India's top three handset vendors, Chinese telecom major ZTE announced a tie-up with city-based firm Calyx to launch its smartphones in the domestic market.
ZTE, which supplies handsets to Indian handset-makers such as Micromax and Karbonn and telecom operators Reliance Communications and Idea Cellular, has set a target of selling one million smartphones in the first year.