Google CEO Says Next Wave Of Affordable Smartphones Should Cost $30 (phandroid.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Google started the Android One program to get affordable smartphones into all corners of the globe. Those devices cost around $100, which is very good for an up-to-date device. However, Google CEO Sundar Pichai doesn't think $100 is good enough. Even $50 is too much. His goal is $30. "The right price point for smartphones in India is $30, and pursuing high-quality smartphones at the price point will unlock it even more." ndia currently has the largest base of Android users, and most of those users have phones that cost less than $150. Pichai went on to say that cheaper devices are only part of the solution. They also need services that can run reliably on "flaky" networks. He says Google is working on making more services adapt to slow internet.

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I already have one...

[mspohr]

Was in the Philippines and needed a local phone number. Bought a "Cloudphone" for a little less than US$30.
Definitely not top of the line but works just fine:
- Android
- Dual SIM
- Micro SD card slot
- 2 megapixel rear camera (yes, that's all of 2 megapixels)
- front camera (don't know the resolution but it works)
- Access to Play store, all the Google apps, etc.
- Screen seems cheap
It's a bit slow at times but amazing that it works at all