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These cheap Android phones are a bigger threat to Nokia than Apple. Internationally Nokia feature phones are still incredible popular and pretty soon Android ph
by NZ_Matt 16y ago
These cheap Android phones are a bigger threat to Nokia than Apple. Internationally Nokia feature phones are still incredible popular and pretty soon Android phones will be priced low enough to be extremely competitive.
I bought my first smartphone yesterday. A Huawei Ideos for $150NZ about $100 US (I actually payed $300NZD but that included $150 prepay credit). http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/huawei-ideos-review-50000664 http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/huawei-ideos-review-... Sure it's not as slick as an Iphone or Droid but the gap is closing. It runs Android 2.2 and has all the popular features eg gps/wifi/radio. Considering that an 8gb Iphone 4 costs $919 here in NZ ($600 on a contract) I think I got a pretty good deal. The next wave of smartphone users are going to be people like me that are driven by price more than features.
- chaostheory 16y agoThat's pretty much all I was thinking about while reading the article. While cheaper Android phones may hurt Apple a bit, I think it hurts Nokia much more if they aren't able to change fast enough. Judging from responses at the Meego conferences, I feel bad for Nokia.