Linux-based 4G phones with Google Assistant sold for $7 in Indonesia
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Re: Linux-based 4G phones with Google Assistant sold for $7 in Indonesia
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Re: Linux-based 4G phones with Google Assistant sold for $7 in Indonesia
#3I'd buy a few of these for my kids.
Re: Linux-based 4G phones with Google Assistant sold for $7 in Indonesia
#4Any word on US availability? There are plenty of people who don’t need an entire iPhone, or can’t comprehend one due to age or other handicaps. It’s good to have choices.
Re: Linux-based 4G phones with Google Assistant sold for $7 in Indonesia
#5Apart from the Google tie-in, I've been wanting a KaiOS phone ever since they were announced. I actually miss the days of my Nokia E71; a stripped down but modern feature phone with battery life measured in days instead of hours would be a blessing.
Unfortunately these are not marketed at all in the Western world and probably wouldn't work on domestic carriers.
Re: Linux-based 4G phones with Google Assistant sold for $7 in Indonesia
#6It will probably require a plan. Walmart tried selling a $10 prepaid smart phone and they were all bought up by tinkerers. A $10 phone means lots of hobby and maybe even some commercial projects get a cell phone mounted as a touchscreen interface.
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#7Very nice project. KaiOS also runs on jio phones and they are selling really well in India. Besides 4g these phones also have wifi support. Kai os phones are the only feature phones(I know of) that provide wifi capabilities.
By the way I've got a question for people who've used Kai OS / firefox os. To use google apps like youtube/ maps etc do you need to log in like in android?
Re: Linux-based 4G phones with Google Assistant sold for $7 in Indonesia
#8Interesting, I had completely missed KaiOS; apparently it's a successor of FirefoxOS, based on some common components.
Re: Linux-based 4G phones with Google Assistant sold for $7 in Indonesia
#9How difficult would this be to add GIPO to?
This crushes the Raspi3 for the value.
Re: Linux-based 4G phones with Google Assistant sold for $7 in Indonesia
#10Any word on US availability? There are plenty of people who don’t need an entire iPhone, or can’t comprehend one due to age or other handicaps. It’s good to have choices.
Not sure about US but they are available to buy on amazon. It'll probably cost a lot more after shipping charges though...