INQ launches new mobile handset for teenagers

INQ Mobile has launched a new handset, the INQ Chat 3G.

The INQ Chat, a social mobile device aimed at teenagers, is going on sale for £99 on prepay or for free on a £15 a month contract.

The phone is being sold through network 3 stores and hopes to capture some of the Blackberry and iPhone market, according to reports.

INQ will also promote the phone at the INQ branded shop in the Westfield shopping centre, which is due to open this weekend.

Jeff Taylor, INQ’s co-founder and marketing director, said: “The launch of the INQ Chat 3G illustrates our determination to meet the needs of younger customers. They’re after phones that are fast, capable, great-looking and priced sensibly.

“Just with our phones, our approach to marketing will break the tired, old formats that the old mobile brands have followed. That will encompass everything from how we look in retail, our presence online to our packaging.”