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Offline ConnoiseurTopic starter

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$3.65 Smartphone
« on: February 21, 2016, 07:53:31 am »
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A company has just rolled out an el-cheapo 251INR phone which is a hot topic these days....Website


Can't imagine how on earth did manage to do it. Perhaps they've bodged together things like the legendary esinomed tab or could be just an experiment. :scared: :scared: :scared:
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Re: $3.65 Smartphone
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2016, 07:57:17 am »
Well, they started with a power supply with no rating on it :) You use your imagination to guess what it is, and if you guessed wrong, your house will be on fire.

That sound like that One Plus One bait and switch deal. There will be an upgraded model, which is more expensive, and they only have 1000 of them for $3.65.

It will be $3.65, when they prove that they can deliver a substantial number of them.
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Offline crispy_tofu

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Re: $3.65 Smartphone
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2016, 08:08:18 am »
Does everything have to be designed like an iPhone these days?...
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Offline ConnoiseurTopic starter

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Re: $3.65 Smartphone
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2016, 08:25:21 am »
Quote from: ataradov on February 21, 2016, 07:57:17 am
Well, they started with a power supply with no rating on it :) You use your imagination to guess what it is, and if you guessed wrong, your house will be on fire.

Oh my goodness! Now we are competing with China in rolling out dodgy electronics. |O
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Offline Muxr

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Re: $3.65 Smartphone
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2016, 08:28:54 am »
That's gotta be a subsidized price of some sort. Even with poor and unsafe components like chargers $3.65 is still way too low of a price. That touchscreen alone costs more. Not to mention the quad core 1.2Ghz CPU it sports. Something is fishy about that price.
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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2016, 08:31:51 am »
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Offline HAL-42b

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Re: $3.65 Smartphone
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2016, 09:17:43 am »
Even at 37$ the Adcom is still very good value.
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