If they can make touchscreen phone so cheap, let's wait for all those Chinese shops to start releasing Android phones... Without OS cost overhead it can be a big game-changer.
Having any sort of QWERTY ability is an attractive feature in a phone this price, even if it does require use of a stylus. I love having the ability to send texts but typing them out on a number pad is a real pain, even with predictive.
I'm not sure why you had so little user memory available - was it filled with demo crap from the factory ? My wife has an Orange Berlin (also marketed as having 64MB) and its memory was almost entirely usable. Did the reviewer even try to delete everything before complaining ?
Out of interest, do any of the games make use of the touchscreen ?
HTC Touch HD Pocket PC
MWg Zinc II
HTC Touch Pro
HTC Touch Diamond2
Palm Treo Pro Smartphone
Orange Vegas
Jack Harrer
Hmmmmm #
Posted Tuesday 9th June 2009 09:00 GMT
Now somebody just needs to put Android on it.
If they can make touchscreen phone so cheap, let's wait for all those Chinese shops to start releasing Android phones... Without OS cost overhead it can be a big game-changer.
MacRat
Real price? #
Posted Tuesday 9th June 2009 09:00 GMT
"Would you take a punt on a sub-£50 touchscreen phone?"
Dunno. Is that the price unlocked and without a contract?
Toastan Buttar
Could be interesting #
Posted Tuesday 9th June 2009 09:31 GMT
Having any sort of QWERTY ability is an attractive feature in a phone this price, even if it does require use of a stylus. I love having the ability to send texts but typing them out on a number pad is a real pain, even with predictive.
I'm not sure why you had so little user memory available - was it filled with demo crap from the factory ? My wife has an Orange Berlin (also marketed as having 64MB) and its memory was almost entirely usable. Did the reviewer even try to delete everything before complaining ?
Out of interest, do any of the games make use of the touchscreen ?
I wouldn't be so hasty to write this one off.
Anonymous Coward
ohh #
Posted Tuesday 9th June 2009 09:31 GMT
i can see this doing rather well in chav infested areas .
D@v3
Re: MacRat #
Posted Tuesday 9th June 2009 09:31 GMT
Close to the real price.........
"a phone that sells for £49 on pay-as-you-go"
no contract, but not unlocked.
jason
7 days on standby? #
Posted Tuesday 9th June 2009 10:52 GMT
Whats wrong with that? Even if it did only 5 days, thats pretty good going for phones these days.
I have a HTC with the expanded battery and I'm lucky if that goes for 4!
Bring back the days of old when a phone could go 10 days+
Last holiday I went on I took more charging equipment than clothes.