Prices of Android phones expected to decline thanks to competition

There may be a day when Android phones will cost you little or no money at all to purchase – that's based on the current trend of competition in the market. Even better as we've noticed of late, some Android powered phones that have been available for a couple of months have seen a big drop in price that's making them quite attractive when stacked up against some newer handsets. According to industry sources, the prices of Android smartphones are declining at a pace faster than expected that's due to competition orders from handset makers. Although we rarely see handsets from Huawei make here to the US, they've been aggressively attacking the pricing strategy of their Android devices to push sales through telecom channels. They're actually in the process of creating a second customized Android smartphone, the Pulse Mini, for T-Mobile in Europe which is expected to go on sale in the UK this April for £100 (US$155) – now that's the price for an unlocked model. Its pricing structure marks a reduction of over 54 percent compared to the £180 price tag of its predecessor; the Pulse. When you look at some of their competition such as the Foxconn Group, their current unlocked Android offerings to telecom carriers are slightly below $300. Even though Huawei might pose a huge threat to them, most Taiwan handset makers insist that they will place their attention on medium to high-end Android models to avoid a pricing battle in the low-end segment.

T-Mobile Pulse Mini Specifications

source: DigiTimes