A lot of them will be Android, or based on Android. Android was created with the ability to accommodate non-touch form factors and d-pad navigation in the UI. A

A lot of them will be Android, or based on Android. Android was created with the ability to accommodate non-touch form factors and d-pad navigation in the UI. Applications that aspire to portability to non-touch use cases in cars and TVs still need to use widgets that correctly implement up/down/left/right/select navigation, displaying a navigation highlight color. These are, nevertheless, smartphones. Just smartphones that squeeze out every drop of cost. They will have access to most Android apps, and a full featured browser. There may be a market niche for phones without a color screen, no installable apps, etc. It will be challenging to eke out significantly lower costs than lo-end hardware suitable for lo-end Android configurations, due to volume efficiency.