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Lowest? Android is on $25 (retail) handsets. I've not seen WinPho running on the same cost hardware as FFOS, either. At that cost, the licensing fees eat up a

by edent 12y ago

Lowest? Android is on $25 (retail) handsets. I've not seen WinPho running on the same cost hardware as FFOS, either. At that cost, the licensing fees eat up a significant chunk of profit. Not to mention that the OEMs now have a several years' of Android experience.

nick_riviera 12y ago
The problem with the $25 handsets is that they are unusable abysmal pieces of junk. I've used an $80 Android and it was impossibly horrible. The 520 is pretty neat and performs well. My daughter has one. I'm one for Android though so I settled for a Moto G 8Gb which is just about the lowest price Android handset that actually works properly.
quantized 12y ago
Where can you get a $25 Android handset?
- briandh 12y ago
  AliExpress, though the listings might be lying. $50 is a more reasonable ceiling: http://www.aliexpress.com/category/5090301/mobile-phones.html?shipCountry=us&shipCompanies=&SearchText=&minPrice=&maxPrice=50&minQuantity=&maxQuantity=&isFreeShip=n&isFavorite=n&isRtl=n&isOnSale=n&isAtmOnline=n&similar_style=n&similar_style_id=&CatId=5090301&pvId=190-361828&isrefine=y http://www.aliexpress.com/category/5090301/mobile-phones.htm... That said, from everything I've heard they're almost unusable.
- foldor 12y ago
  I too am interested. The cheapest I was able to find (and one that is almost definitely a terrible phone) is here on DX.com[1] and is still $44.55. [1] http://www.dx.com/p/m-h0rse-9500mini-w-e08-sc7710-android-4-1-2-wcdma-bar-phone-w-3-5-fm-and-wi-fi-black-294271#.U8f_9LGiWuw http://www.dx.com/p/m-h0rse-9500mini-w-e08-sc7710-android-4-...
- edent 12y ago
  Sorry, got the £$ conversion the wrong way round! It's easy to find £40 handsets (no contract) in the UK. See http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phone/alcatel/alcatel-pop-c1/ppay?colourCode=BLACK http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phone/alcatel/alcatel-pop-c... Is it shitty? No, not if it's your first smartphone. Or it's the most convenient way to read Wikipedia / play Angry Birds.
jbigelow76 12y ago
>At that cost, the licensing fees eat up a significant chunk of profit. There is no longer a license fee for devices with screens under 9 inches for Windows.

by edent 12y ago

nick_riviera 12y ago

The problem with the $25 handsets is that they are unusable abysmal pieces of junk. I've used an $80 Android and it was impossibly horrible. The 520 is pretty neat and performs well. My daughter has one. I'm one for Android though so I settled for a Moto G 8Gb which is just about the lowest price Android handset that actually works properly.

quantized 12y ago

Where can you get a $25 Android handset?

briandh 12y ago
AliExpress, though the listings might be lying. $50 is a more reasonable ceiling: http://www.aliexpress.com/category/5090301/mobile-phones.html?shipCountry=us&shipCompanies=&SearchText=&minPrice=&maxPrice=50&minQuantity=&maxQuantity=&isFreeShip=n&isFavorite=n&isRtl=n&isOnSale=n&isAtmOnline=n&similar_style=n&similar_style_id=&CatId=5090301&pvId=190-361828&isrefine=y http://www.aliexpress.com/category/5090301/mobile-phones.htm... That said, from everything I've heard they're almost unusable.
foldor 12y ago
I too am interested. The cheapest I was able to find (and one that is almost definitely a terrible phone) is here on DX.com[1] and is still $44.55. [1] http://www.dx.com/p/m-h0rse-9500mini-w-e08-sc7710-android-4-1-2-wcdma-bar-phone-w-3-5-fm-and-wi-fi-black-294271#.U8f_9LGiWuw http://www.dx.com/p/m-h0rse-9500mini-w-e08-sc7710-android-4-...
edent 12y ago
Sorry, got the £$ conversion the wrong way round! It's easy to find £40 handsets (no contract) in the UK. See http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phone/alcatel/alcatel-pop-c1/ppay?colourCode=BLACK http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phone/alcatel/alcatel-pop-c... Is it shitty? No, not if it's your first smartphone. Or it's the most convenient way to read Wikipedia / play Angry Birds.

jbigelow76 12y ago

>At that cost, the licensing fees eat up a significant chunk of profit. There is no longer a license fee for devices with screens under 9 inches for Windows.