Huawei's Ideos U8300 Android phone

Local Australian telco Boost Mobile has announced Australia’s cheapest pre-paid Android smartphone.

The handset is the Huawei U8300, announced back in February and released in July.

It features Android 2.1 operating system along with a small 2.6-inch LCD panel featuring 240×320-pixel resolution. One reason for the low price is the screen – it is resistive only, which means you’ll need more pressure and control to activate controls than you would with capactive-touchscreen phones.

Boost Mobile is offering it as a pre-paid model for $149, making it the cheapest Android smartphone in Australia. This will include a 1GB MicroSD card and reader. Android Marketplace is said to be included with the phone so you can get access to 80,000 applications available.

The battery is only a small 930mAh Lithium-ion type so it’s unlikely to match higher-performing models.

Other features include:

  • Size/Weight: 94 Length, 64 Width, 11 Thin; 100 gr TBD
  • WiFi 802.11b/g
  • BT 2.1 (A2DP)
  • MicroUSB (High Speed USB)
  • Digital compass
  • MP3 playback
  • FM radio
  • Micro SD card slot (support up to 16GB)
  • A-GPS
  • UMTS 2100/900
  • EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
  • HSDPA 7.2Mbps
  • 3.2 Megapixel Camera
  • Camera LED flash
  • 24 FPS Video Encoding
  • 4 x Digital Zoom TBD

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