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It 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.
I wish Firefox OS hadn't thrown in the towel so early. These devices are selling millions of units every month.
Any 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.
Apart 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.
https://us.alcatelmobile.com/alcatel-go-flip/
FWIW it apparently uses an older, pre–Google-investment KaiOS.
Having spent a couple of years building apps for KaiOS (which is really Firefox OS), I can say that it's probably the easiest development platform out there - mostly pure web; with some proprietary extensions. I wish Firefox OS hadn't thrown in the towel so early. These devices are selling millions of units every month.
The article says it supports WhatsApp, but the KaiOS publication clarifies it does not. In many countries, that's a no go.
The article says it supports WhatsApp, but the KaiOS publication clarifies it does not. In many countries, that's a no go.
A closed-source Google-developed OS for feature phones. Obviously it's the best spend DoD money so far. Just 20 millions. You need to track poor people too.