Chinese handset maker Oppo is in talks with Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharti Airtel for supplying 4G devices in the fiercely competitive Indian smartphone market, Reports, PTI.

”Some officials from Reliance Jio were present at the launch. We are in talks with them for 4G devices. At present, Oppo’s cheapest 4G handset is available for about Rs 12,990 in the Chinese market. 4G will definitely be our focus in the days ahead,” Oppo, GM, Mobiles Marketing, Steven Shi told PTI.

Oppo has its sales and service network in 12 major cities, including New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru, among others. It is planning to cover over 20 cities in the coming months.

To strengthen its retail presence, the device maker has partnered with Sangeetha Mobiles in south India and Pujara Telecom in Gujarat.

The company expects to sell one lakh to 1.5 lakh smartphones per month in India.

We focus this year is to establish a well-networked retail set-up. We want to expand our presence in over five states within the next 3-6 months,” Shi said. He added that the company aims to be among the top two smartphone players in the Indian market in the next five years in the price category that it plays in.

The Find 7 is priced at Rs 37,990, the 4G smartphone announced in Delhi on Monday, and the Find 7a is priced at Rs 31,990 in India. This indicates that Indian 4G smartphone users need to wait for some more time for experimenting budget 4G phones.