Samsung Electronics is reportedly working on an entry-level phone that comes with the latest Android 4.4 KitKat operating system out of the box. Samsung may be on its way to make Android KitKat available for an entry-level device. It’s been reported that they shipped a smartphone (model SM-G350E) to India for testing purposes. It runs the latest OS and has 8GB of internal storage space, and will also be positioned at an affordable price of $103 or Php4,500.
Specs:
- 4.3-inch display
- 1.2GHz dual-core processor
- 1GB RAM
- 8GB internal storage
- 5MP rear camera with autofocus
- HD video recording
- VGA front camera
- Dual-SIM capable
- Android 4.4 KitKat
Motorola’s budget phone received overwhelming response from price-conscious Indian mobile users, causing the Flipkart website to crash within half an hour of its release. The company sold out 20,000 units of the device within a few hours. This new development came as a threat to domestic mobile phone makers like Micromax, Karbonn and Lava to announce budget handsets with reasonable price tag. Lava has even gone ahead to announce KitKat OS updates to some of its smartphones in an attempt to please its users.
However, Samsung may give Moto E a run for its money with the launch of its upcoming budget smartphone with model number SM-G350E (yet to be named). With similar price range and some high-end features, the devices may end up eating into each other’s revenues.
