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An $80 Android Go Smartphone For Sale in USA

posted by janrinok on Monday April 02 2018, @07:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the low-cost-and-low-spec dept.

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PhoneArena notes

[Android Go is] a lighter version [of Android Oreo software] that's been specifically optimized to work on smartphones with 1GB RAM or lower.

Specs-wise, ZTE Tempo Go is far from being impressive. The phone is equipped with a 1.1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor, 1GB RAM, and 8GB expandable storage. Also, it sports a 5-inch display with FWVGA (480 x 854 pixels) resolution, a 5-megapixel rear camera and a secondary 2-megapixel camera in the front for selfies.

ZTE's entry-level phone is powered by a 2,200 mAh battery that promises to offer up to 12 hours of talk time or 220 hours of standby time. It also offers decent connectivity features such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and even LTE support. If you plan on getting one and use it on a certain network, you should check with your carrier since the ZTE Tempo Go supports both GSM and CDMA bands.

SlashGear reports

[...] Android Go is a significant release from Google because it requires a certain set of optimized apps to be onboard each officially licensed phone. These devices are also (hopefully) devoid of unnecessary bloatware present in smartphones of years past.

[...] There the phone is out in one color [black] with free shipping for $80 USD.

The ZTE Tempo Go with Android Go has an OS and app sizes that are approximately half the size they'd have been with a non-Go version of Android. Android Go provides a set of "Go" versions of essential Google apps that are far smaller and less data-intensive than their full-fledged standard relatives. The entire suite of Android Go apps can also be used on standard versions of Android, and all can be downloaded from Google Play. The ZTE Tempo Go will be set up with these apps and the optimized version of Android (Android Go) right out the box.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Monday April 02 2018, @08:17PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Monday April 02 2018, @08:17PM (#661651) Journal

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/04/report-google-considers-launching-a-mid-range-pixel-phone-this-summer/ [arstechnica.com]

    The Economic Times pegs "around July-August" for the launch date of this mid-range device, which the publication says will have a focus on "price-sensitive markets such as India." The phone would be part of Google Hardware's first push into India, which would involve bringing the Pixelbook, Google Home, and Google Home Mini to the country. The Indian paper did not say if the phone would launch in other countries, but it did say the phone would be launched in addition to the regular Pixel 3 flagship, which the report says is still due around October.

    [...] Google always seems to have projects aimed at India, which is both the home country of CEO Sundar Pichai and a place ripe for Internet usage growth. Currently, only 30 percent of the country's 1.3 billion people have Internet access. Google has also been focusing on non-premium phones lately, with the introduction of Android Go, a special configuration of Android focused on cheaper phones with less than 1GB of RAM.

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