Boost Mobile to launch Huawei U8300 for $149

Buzz Moody – October 18, 2010 - 18:22

According to the crew over at Techlogg, Boost Mobile have just launched the low-end Huawei U8300 for $149, making it Australia’s cheapest prepaid Android device. The U8300 isn’t all that feature packed, and lacks amazing specs, but what it doesn’t have in specs it makes up for in it’s insanely low price point. It’s almost at the price where you can forgive it for having a 2.6″ QVGA resistive display, as it’s a great little phone for non-stop ‘texters’ and social networkers. Hit the break for full specs.

Full specs of the U8300:

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

Posted in: News, Phones, and Rumours

Source(s): Techlogg

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Brent

Hmm looks familiar. Looks like the Motorola Charm a little
- ilzy
  
  KIRF much?
ChaosDave

i would say it has great specs for the price….

not many phones under $150 can say they have a GPS, SD card slot, wifi and bluetooth
Phillomath

I don’t get this at all. Two back buttons but no menu button? And where is the search button?

A quick search brings up the screen res of 320 x 240 (eww btw) but what is the CPU/GPU? And more importantly what version of android?

Not that I really care with a resolution that low and a keyboard layout that stupid
ben

wow this looks like crap… it doesnt matter about being the cheapest, if the phone is not pratical or it is just crap cheap shit just so you can have android but restricts you in certain ways, I would not like this at all.. Bloody rubbish
rightwingman

Android 2.1
drazen

the biggest problem with this phone is that its very very very THICK! extremely thick! it looks like gameboy advance…
drazen

demo video:
- ozmoi
  
  thanks for the clip mate. kinda cuter than the moto charm.
gunnar-medial

If someone wants to earn some dollars, get one and ship to me in Sweden,
I pay AUD 50 extra + ship. Can do PayPal.
ozmoi

hmmmmmmm $50. very tempting…
ozmoi

is that a moto blur? or they just made to look like one?
rightwingman

Soon available at DSE:

http://dicksmith.com.au/product/E6748/boost-huawei-u8300-android-trade-pre-paid-mobile-phone.jsp
Jade

Was just wondering if it slides? Or flips? Or is just like that ^
thanks
Laura

Wouldn’t it be a bit awkward like, big and the shape is kinda funny
kobibok

this phone kicks butt, i didn’t know bout android system, great intro to it, keyboard accesability,handylight button wi-fi hotspot touchscreen and that roller mouse in the middle is just the start people, blown me away
Asshole

yea its a fucking nice phone
me

does it slide? or fold or anything?
- Ifuckedyourmum
  
  nope it doesn’t my mate has one.
JOSE SERNA

WILL IT BE AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES????
http://www.facebook.com/edgar.walkowsky Edgar Walkowsky

I just bought one from Go-Lo for $29!!! That makes it the best value Android phone on the market.