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title: "HMD Vibe 2 5G launches at $114 with an Indian AI chatbot"
description: "HMD's budget phone with a 6,000 mAh battery comes preloaded with Sarvam's Indus chatbot in India."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/hmd-vibe-2-5g-sarvam-indus
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-05-22T06:41:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T04:31:48.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Mobile"
tags: ["HMD","Vibe 2 5G","India","Sarvam","AI"]
sources: ["TechCrunch"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/hmd-vibe-2-5g-623515a3.jpg
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publisher: Kurd Developers
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# HMD Vibe 2 5G launches at $114 with an Indian AI chatbot

> HMD's budget phone with a 6,000 mAh battery comes preloaded with Sarvam's Indus chatbot in India.

![Image: HMD](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/hmd-vibe-2-5g-623515a3.jpg)

## The phone
**HMD** launched the **Vibe 2 5G** in **India**:
- Midrange **Android** phone.
- **6,000 mAh** battery.
- Price: **₹10,999** (about **$114**).

## Indian AI
It comes preloaded with **Sarvam**'s **Indus** chatbot:
- Runs on a **105-billion-parameter** model.
- Supports **22 Indic languages**.
- About **293,000** downloads in three months, versus **43.9 million** for ChatGPT in India.

## Why
HMD held **4%** of India's feature phone market in 2025 but has a negligible smartphone share. A feature phone with Sarvam integration is coming.

Prices converted to US dollars; local prices may differ.

**Sources:** TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-05-22. Cite as: “HMD Vibe 2 5G launches at $114 with an Indian AI chatbot”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/hmd-vibe-2-5g-sarvam-indus