Vodafone unveils US$110 smartphone

Vodafone has unveiled a new self-branded budget smartphone, which it claims “offers an unprecedented combination of high performance and low cost in a package attractive to the large majority of consumers currently missing out on the smartphone revolution.”

The Vodafone Smart II will launch initially in the UK costing £70 (US$108), and will be launched in other Vodafone markets and partner markets this summer priced under €99 (US$123).

The Android-based device has a HGVA capacitive touchscreen, a 3.2MP camera, an 832MHz processor and 512MB of RAM – a feature set that would have made the device a high-end smartphone three years ago, the operator claims.

"The Smart II is one of the most important devices we have ever introduced," said Patrick Chomet, Vodafone’s Group Terminals Director. "We believe the Smart II could represent a tipping point in the evolution of the market, bringing a new wave of consumers to the supermobile world for the first time."